CN102884468A

CN102884468A - Fiber optic housings having a removable top, and related components and methods

Info

Publication number: CN102884468A
Application number: CN2011800230544A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 威廉·J·吉罗德; 戴安娜·罗德里格斯
Original assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
Current assignee: Corning Research and Development Corp
Priority date: 2010-05-07
Filing date: 2011-05-09
Publication date: 2013-01-16
Also published as: US8705926B2; CA2797128A1; EP2567279A1; EP2567279B1; CA2797128C; WO2011140545A1; US20110268412A1

Abstract

Fiber optic housings having a removable top, and related components and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fiber optic housing is provided having a removable top or cover. In one embodiment, the fiber optic housing comprises a top, a bottom, a right side, and a left side defining at least one interior chamber configured to support fiber optic equipment. The top comprises a base and a cover in one embodiment. The cover of the top is configured to provide a gap between the base and the cover such that at least one of the right side and the left side of the fiber optic housing is configured to be slidably engaged into and out of the gap. In this manner, the top can be easily removed to provide access to the interior of the fiber optic housing.

Description

Optical fiber case with removable top, and relevant assembly and method

Related application

The request of the application's case in the title of on May 7th, 2010 application be " Fiber Optic Housing " the 61/332nd, the right of priority of No. 572 U.S. Provisional Patent Application cases, the application's case rely on the open case of described application case and the open case of described application case all is incorporated herein by reference.

The request of the application's case in the title of on November 23rd, 2010 application be " Fiber Optic Housings Having a Removable Top; and Related Components and Methods " the 12/953rd, the right of priority of No. 164 U.S. patent application case, the application's case rely on the open case of described application case and the open case of described application case all is incorporated herein by reference.

The title that the application's case also is involved on November 23rd, 2010 application is the 12/953rd of " Fiber Optic Housings Configured for Tool-Less Assembly; And Related Components and Methods " the, No. 134 U.S. patent application case, the application's case rely on the open case of described application case and the open case of described application case all is incorporated herein by reference.

The title that the application's case also is involved on November 23rd, 2010 application is the 12/953rd of " Removable Fiber Management Sections for Fiber Optic Housings; and Related Components and Methods " the, No. 118 U.S. patent application case, the application's case rely on the open case of described application case and the open case of described application case all is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The technology of disclosure case relates to the optical fiber case for the support of optical fibre equipment, described optical fiber case includes, but is not limited to optical fiber equipment, described optical fiber equipment provides interconnection capability and/or commissure ability with optical cable between optical module and photoelectric subassembly, and more particularly, the technology of disclosure case relates to the optical fiber case with removable top.

Background technology

Fibre-optic benefit comprises extremely wide bandwidth and low-noise operation.Because these advantages, optical fiber is used to various application more and more, includes, but is not limited to broadband voice, video and data transmission.Adopt fibre-optic optical fibre network to develop, and come to transmit voice, video and data transmission by dedicated network and common network to the user with optical fibre network.These optical fibre network generally include the separation tie point, and described separation tie point links optical fiber so that continuous optical fiber link is provided to another tie point from a tie point.Thus, optical fiber equipment can be positioned data distribution center or central station to support interconnection.

Can need to customize optical fiber equipment based on using.Optical fiber equipment generally includes in case, and with the support of optical fibre equipment, and described case is installed in the equipment rack to optimize space utilization to described case through design.An example of this optical fiber equipment is optical fiber module/box.Optical fiber module/box is through designing to provide optical fiber connect and management optical cable connect the polarity of cable to cable.Optical fiber module or box can be mounted to underframe or case, described underframe or case through special design with support of optical fibre module and box.Another example of this optical fiber equipment is optical fibre face plate (being also referred to as " plugboard ").Optical fibre face plate thinks that through design optical fiber provides tie point or end-blocking point.Optical fibre face plate generally includes the optical fiber adapter, and described optical fiber adapter is configured to take in fiber optic connector, and fiber optic connector is connected to be connected or treats the optical fiber of end-blocking.Optical fibre face plate is installed on underframe or case usually, described underframe or case through special design with the support of optical fiber panel.

Optical fiber equipment (such as take optical fiber module/box and optical fibre face plate as example) can be loaded in the optical fiber case and by the optical fiber case and support.The optical fiber case can be installed in the equipment rack.In different periods, the optical fiber equipment that is necessary or needs access to be supported by the optical fiber case is such as increasing or removing optical fiber equipment and/or optical fiber is connected to the optical fiber equipment in the optical fiber case and/or disconnects being connected of optical fiber equipment in optical fiber and the optical fiber case.Therefore, the quick passage to the inner space of the optical fiber case that supports this optical fiber equipment may be that need or necessary.

Summary of the invention

Disclosed embodiment comprises optical fiber case with removable top and relevant assembly and method in the detailed description.In one embodiment, provide a kind of optical fiber case, described optical fiber case has removable top.In one embodiment, the optical fiber case comprises top, bottom, right side and the left side of defining at least one internal chamber, and described at least one internal chamber is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.In one embodiment, described top comprises base and lid.The top is configured to provide the gap between base and lid so that the right side of optical fiber case and in the left side at least one are configured to be slidably engaged onto in the gap and the gap outside.By this way, can remove easily the top so that the passage that arrives optical fiber case inside to be provided.

In one embodiment, the optical fiber case further comprises the disengaging teat, and described disengaging teat is configured to optionally mesh and lock the top.In one embodiment, can be positioned on the right side of optical fiber case and in the left side at least one breaking away from teat.In another embodiment, can be positioned on the top side or bottom side at top breaking away from teat.

In another embodiment, the method that a kind of formation has the optical fiber case at removable top is disclosed.In the method, top, bottom, right side and left side are attached to one another to form the optical fiber case, described optical fiber case defines at least one internal chamber, and described at least one internal chamber is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.The top can comprise base and lid.Described method comprises base is attached to lid providing the gap between base and lid so that the right side of optical fiber case or in the left side at least one are slidably engaged onto in the gap and described gap outside.In one embodiment, described method also is included on the right side of optical fiber case or in the left side at least one or in the bottom side at top the disengaging teat is provided, optionally top engagement and locking are put in place.In one embodiment, described method is included in provides a plurality of openings to take in a plurality of bearings on the base that is positioned at lid, to form the gap between base and lid on the lid.

To in the following detailed description, set forth extra feature and advantage, to those skilled in the art, according to described description, extra feature ﹠ benefits to a certain extent will be apparent, perhaps (comprise in following embodiment, claims and accompanying drawing) herein that by putting into practice described embodiment understands described extra characteristics and advantage.

Should be understood that aforementioned general description and following detailed description present embodiment and be intended to be provided for understand general introduction or the framework of essence and the feature of disclosure case.Comprise accompanying drawing so that further understanding to be provided, and accompanying drawing is incorporated in this instructions and is consisted of the part of this instructions into.Accompanying drawing illustrates various embodiments and together with the description principle and the operation in order to explain disclosed concept.

Description of drawings

Figure 1A is the front perspective view that just is being installed to the exemplary optics fiber case of example devices stand from equipment stand the place ahead;

Figure 1B is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Figure 1A after the equipment stand the place ahead from Figure 1A is installed to described equipment stand;

Fig. 1 C is the front perspective view that the equipment stand rear from Figure 1A is installed to the optical fiber case among Figure 1A of described equipment stand;

Fig. 1 D is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Figure 1A after the equipment stand rear from Figure 1A is installed to described equipment stand;

Fig. 1 E is the front perspective view that just is being installed to the Alternative exemplary optical fiber case of example devices stand from equipment stand the place ahead;

Fig. 1 F is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 1 E after the equipment stand in being installed to Fig. 1 E;

Fig. 1 G is the rear view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 1 E of removing of the equipment stand from Fig. 1 E just;

Fig. 2 is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 1 E in the equipment stand among Fig. 1 E, and close up view wherein is the exemplary hasp feature that is placed on the side of optical fiber case;

Fig. 3 A is mounted in the front perspective view of another the exemplary optics fiber case in the example devices stand;

Fig. 3 B is the rear view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 3 A, and described rear view illustrates the exemplary disengaging teat that removes the optical fiber case for the equipment stand from Fig. 3 A;

Fig. 3 C is the rear view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 3 A of removing of the equipment stand from Fig. 3 A just;

Fig. 4 is the detail view of exemplary installation bracket that is configured to be attached to removedly a side of the optical fiber case among Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C;

Fig. 5 is reinstalled to the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C in the equipment stand;

Fig. 6 is the front perspective view that comprises the optical fiber case among Figure 1A to Fig. 1 D of exemplary installation bracket hasp attachment features;

Fig. 7 is the front perspective view of exemplary installation bracket that is configured to be attached to removedly a side of exemplary optics fiber case;

Fig. 8 is the installation bracket of illustrated optical fiber case among Fig. 7 and the tangent plane of side;

Fig. 9 comprises that exemplary stress relaxes the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case of carriage;

Figure 10 comprises that exemplary stress relaxes the side perspective view of the exemplary optics fiber case of carriage;

Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B are installed to stress among the Figure 10 of the optical fiber case among Figure 10 to relax the close up view that illustrated optical fiber case and stress among the side view of carriage and Figure 10 relax carriage;

Figure 12 is the tangent plane that the external stress in Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B relaxes a side of carriage and optical fiber case;

Figure 13 is the part rear view of the optical fiber case among Fig. 9, and the exemplary stress that described part rear view illustrates with exemplary fiber optic cable relaxes carriage, and exemplary fiber optic cable binds stress and relaxes carriage;

Figure 14 is the front perspective view of the Qianmen exemplary optics fiber case of closing;

Figure 15 illustrates exploded front perspective view and the front perspective view through assembling of the example components of exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 16 illustrates the exploded front perspective view of the example components of exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 17 A is the front perspective view through assembling of the optical fiber case among Figure 16;

Figure 17 B is the front perspective view through assembling with the optical fiber case among Figure 17 A of cover plate;

Figure 18 is the low coverage front perspective view of the details of the inside top panel that illustrates the optical fiber case among Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B side panel that how to be connected to the optical fiber case;

Figure 19 A is the rear view with the exemplary optics fiber case at exemplary removable top;

Figure 19 B is the rear view of the optical fiber case of Figure 19 A after removable top is removed;

Figure 19 C illustrates the exemplary disengaging teat in the optical fiber case among Figure 19 A and Figure 19 B;

Figure 20 A illustrates the exploded front perspective view at exemplary removable top;

The front perspective view through assembling of the optical fiber case when Figure 20 B illustrates removable top in Figure 20 A and is installed in the optical fiber case among Figure 17 B;

Figure 21 A is the side-looking sectional drawing of exemplary side plate that the exemplary optics fiber case at the removable top among Figure 19 A, Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B is installed;

Figure 21 B is configured to take in Figure 19 A, Figure 20 A of side panel of optical fiber case and the side view in the exemplary gap in the removable top among Figure 20 B;

Figure 22 is the front perspective view of exemplary optics fiber case, described exemplary optics fiber case comprises the exemplary opening in the side that is placed in the optical fiber case and is placed in rubber entrance buttonhole in the optical fiber case, and both all manage for optical fiber;

Figure 23 is the part front perspective view of the exemplary optics fiber case among Figure 22, and described part front perspective view illustrates the exemplary interior molded flexible edge's protection that is placed in the optical fiber case;

Figure 24 illustrates the front perspective view of exemplary optics fiber case and the skeleton view that is attached to the exemplary removable front section version of optical fiber case for the overhead provision that is provided for the fiber management device;

Figure 25 illustrates the exploded front perspective view of the exemplary removable front section among Figure 24 of the optical fiber case that is configured to be attached among Figure 24;

Figure 26 A illustrates the front perspective view with the removable front section among Figure 25 of door, and described door is closed and near described removable front section;

Figure 26 B illustrates Figure 25 of opening of door among Figure 26 A and the front perspective view of the removable front section among Figure 26 A;

Figure 26 C illustrates the Figure 25, Figure 26 A that are removed and the top perspective of the removable front section among Figure 26 B;

Figure 26 D illustrates Figure 25 that is removed and the front perspective view of the removable front section among Figure 26 A to Figure 26 C;

Figure 27 illustrates the front perspective view of the exemplary removable front section that just is attached to exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 28 illustrates Figure 25 of being attached to exemplary optics fiber case and the front perspective view of the exemplary removable front section among Figure 26 A to Figure 26 C, and wherein exemplary optics fiber bonding line is guided out outside the side of removable front section;

Figure 29 is the front perspective view of exemplary optics fiber case, and described front perspective view illustrates has a plurality of exemplary removable front bonding line management devices with buttonhole;

Figure 30 is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Figure 29, and described front perspective view illustrates the example fiber management with the exemplary optics fiber bonding line of the front bonding line management device of break-through buttonhole of using among Figure 29;

Figure 31 is the front perspective view with the front bonding line management device of the break-through buttonhole among Figure 29 and Figure 30;

How the exemplary front bonding line management device that Figure 32 illustrates with the break-through buttonhole can be installed on the described front bonding line management device side to set up the horizontal fiber management of exemplary optics fiber case outside;

Figure 33 illustrates exemplary front bonding line management device with the break-through buttonhole and how can be installed in and replace optical fibre face plate to realize fiber management in the exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 34 is the skeleton view that is configured to support the exemplary optics fiber case of exemplary optics fibre module;

Figure 35 A illustrates exemplary removable panel holder wherein and the front perspective view that how to be attached to the bottom panel of exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 35 B is the close up view that just is being attached to the removable panel holder among Figure 35 A of bottom panel of optical fiber case;

Figure 35 C just is being attached to Figure 35 A of bottom panel of optical fiber case and the tangent plane of the removable panel holder among Figure 35 B;

Figure 36 A is the front perspective view that is installed in the exemplary optics fiber panel in the optical fiber case among Figure 35 A to Figure 35 C by being attached to illustrated removable panel holder among Figure 35 A to Figure 35 C;

Figure 36 B is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Figure 36 A, and described optical fiber case has fully loaded the optical fibre face plate that is attached to removable panel holder;

Figure 37 A to Figure 37 G is respectively for the top perspective of the removable panel holder of the optical fiber case of Figure 34, Figure 35 A, Figure 36 A and Figure 36 B, bottom perspective view, rotation skeleton view, right side view, left side view, top view and front view;

Figure 38 is in order to make the optical fiber case can support interchangeably exemplary optics fiber panel and optical fiber module and be installed in the skeleton view of the removable panel holder of Alternative exemplary in the exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 39 A to Figure 39 D is respectively bottom view, side view, front view and the rear view of the removable panel holder among Figure 38;

Figure 40 A to Figure 40 D illustrates for each view that exemplary optics fiber splice tray is installed in the exemplary track of exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 41 A and Figure 41 B are respectively front perspective view and the side views of the exemplary optics fiber splice tray on the exemplary track that can be installed in the exemplary optics fiber case;

Figure 42 is the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case opened of back door, and described exemplary optics fiber case has fully loaded the exemplary optics fiber splice tray that is attached to track;

Figure 43 A is mounted in the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case in the example devices stand, and described rear view illustrates the loose storage of example fiber and the fiber management on the back door of optical fiber case;

Figure 43 B is mounted in the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case in the example devices stand, and described rear view illustrates the loose storage of the example fiber that substitutes and the Managed Solution on the back door of the optical fiber case with exemplary optics fiber splice tray;

Figure 43 C is mounted in the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case in the example devices stand, and described rear view illustrates the loose storage of the example fiber that substitutes and the Managed Solution on the back door of the optical fiber case with exemplary optics fiber panel;

Figure 44 is mounted in the rear view of the exemplary optics fiber case in the example devices stand, and wherein exemplary removable optical fiber management device is installed in the optical fiber case;

Figure 45 is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case in the equipment stand among Figure 44, and wherein the removable optical fiber management device among Figure 44 is removed from the optical fiber case;

Figure 46 A is the front perspective view with the removable optical fiber management device among Figure 44 of exemplary guiding anchor clamps;

Figure 46 B is the front perspective view of the removable optical fiber management device among Figure 46 A, and described front perspective view illustrates with exemplary separator tube and the guiding of fibre-optic exemplary fiber optic cable;

Figure 46 C is the top front perspective view with the removable optical fiber management device among Figure 44 of exemplary optics fiber splicing pallet;

Figure 46 D is the front perspective view of the exemplary removable optical fiber management device that substitutes;

Figure 47 is the rear view of exemplary optics fiber case, and described rear view illustrates the optical fiber storage of using the removable optical fiber management device among Figure 44 to Figure 46 D;

Figure 48 is the front perspective view of exemplary optics fiber case, and described front perspective view illustrates the attachment the expanded case that separates with the optical fiber case;

Figure 49 is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case among Figure 48, and described front perspective view illustrates the attachment the expanded case among the Figure 48 that is attached to the optical fiber case;

Figure 50 A is with Figure 48 of the loose storage of exemplary bonding line and the rear view of the attachment the expanded case among Figure 49;

Figure 50 B relaxes Figure 48 of carriage and the rear view of the attachment the expanded case among Figure 49 with exemplary stress;

Figure 51 is the rear view of exemplary optics fiber case, and it is how can be easily attached or remove that described rear view illustrates exemplary door; And

Figure 52 illustrates the close up view how door among Figure 51 can easily be attached to the optical fiber case or remove from the optical fiber case.

Embodiment

Now will be in detail with reference to some embodiment, illustrate the example of these embodiments in the accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing illustrates some features, but not all feature.In fact, embodiment disclosed herein can many multi-form enforcements, and should not be construed as and be limited to embodiment described in this paper; On the contrary, providing the purpose of these embodiments is to make the present patent application file satisfy applicable legal requiremnt.Whenever, similar component symbol will be used to refer to similar assembly or part of generation.

Disclosed embodiment comprises for the device that the optical fiber case is attached to equipment stand and breaks away from from equipment stand in the embodiment, and associated component and method.The optical fiber case can be attached to equipment stand so that can easily and rapidly remove the optical fiber case from equipment stand.In one embodiment, disclose a kind of optical fiber device, described optical fiber device comprises optical fiber case and at least one installation bracket.Described optical fiber case can have top, bottom, right side and left side, and these assemblies define at least one internal chamber that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Described at least one installation bracket is configured to be attached to removedly the right side of optical fiber case or in the left side at least one.Described at least one installation bracket also is configured to described optical fiber case is attached to equipment stand.In one embodiment, described at least one installation bracket be configured so as not to instrument and be not attached to removedly the right side of optical fiber case by any outside clamp structure or the left side in described at least one.In one embodiment, described at least one installation bracket by be incorporated in right side or the left side at least one the hasp attachment and be attached to removedly the right side of optical fiber case or in the left side at least one.

Thus, illustrate can be easily and be attached to rapidly equipment stand 11 and the first embodiment of the optical fiber case 10 that removes from equipment stand 11 for Figure 1A to Fig. 1 G.Optical fiber case 10 is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment and connects to be used for setting up optical fiber.As limiting examples, described optical fiber equipment can comprise optical fiber module and/or optical fibre face plate.Such as more detailed description hereinafter, optical fiber case 10 can be removedly be attached to equipment stand 11 from the place ahead or the rear of equipment stand 11, illustrated in Figure 1A to Fig. 1 G.

Figure 1A is the front perspective view that just is being installed to the optical fiber case 10 of equipment stand 11 from equipment stand 11 the place aheads.Figure 1B is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 10 after optical fiber case 10 being installed to equipment stand 11 from the place ahead.Referring to reference Figure 1A, equipment stand 11 can comprise a pair of

vertical support member

12A, 12B in one

embodiment.Installation bracket

14A, 14B can be attached to

vertical support member

12A, 12B to be supported on the optical fiber case 10 in the equipment stand 11.Before optical fiber case 10 is slipped into equipment stand 11,

installation bracket

14A, 14B can be installed on the equipment stand 11.Yet in other embodiments,

installation bracket

14A, 14B can at first snap on the side of optical fiber case 10.In one embodiment, the vertical support member of equipment stand 11 comprises a plurality of openings or hole 16 among 12A, the 12B each, settle along the length of vertical support member 12A, the 12B of equipment stand 11 in described a plurality of opening or hole 16, and be configured to take in securing member so that

installation bracket

14A, 14B are attached to

vertical support member

12A, 12B.

In one embodiment, before optical fiber case 10 is installed on equipment stand 11,

installation bracket

14A, 14B are installed to vertical support member 12A, 12B.Then optical fiber case 10 is slided into the appropriate location in the equipment stand 11 and uses feature disclosed herein to be attached to removedly installation bracket 14A, 14B.With before

installation bracket

14A, 14B are fixed to

vertical support member

12A, 12B,

first installation bracket

14A, 14B are fixed to optical fiber case 10 and compare, this process of support of optical fiber case 10 may be easier for the technician in equipment stand 11.For technicians,

installation bracket

14A, 14B are usually less, lighter and easier, in order to be registered to hole 16 and be in equably among vertical support member 12A, the 12B, need not the additional weight of support of optical fiber case 10.Therefore, with attempt that with screw or other securing members optical fiber case 10 is attached to equipment stand 11 and compare, after

installation bracket

14A, 14B are installed to equipment stand 11, optical fiber case 10 slided into the appropriate location among installation bracket 14A, the 14B, for technicians can be safer.

In case installation bracket 14A, 14B are installed to equipment stand 11, just can optical fiber case 10 are put and be fixed in the equipment stand 11 by the appropriate location that optical fiber case 10 is snapped onto among installation bracket 14A, the 14B.In one embodiment, installation bracket 14A, 14B can comprise a plurality of collectors 18,20 and 22.Although only can see collector 18,20 and 22 at installation bracket 14B in Figure 1A, installation bracket 14A can have similar collector 18,20 and 22.In the illustrated embodiment of Figure 1A, may exist a pair of collector 18, one collectors 18 the top of installation bracket 14B by the office, rear portion or near, and a pair of answer collector 18 the bottom of installation bracket 14B by the office, rear portion or near.Installation bracket 14B also can comprise a pair of collector 20, one collectors 20 the crown center of installation bracket 14B partly locate or near, and a pair of answer collector 20 pars intermedia office, the bottom of installation bracket 14B or near.Installation bracket 14B also can comprise a pair of collector 22, one collectors 22 forward part place, the top of installation bracket 14B or near, and a pair of answer collector 20 forward part place, the bottom of installation bracket 14B or near.Although the embodiment of Figure 1A illustrates three (3) to collector 18,20 and 22, can use any amount of collector that enough optical fiber case 10 is attached to installation bracket 14A, 14B.

In one embodiment, optical fiber case 10 can comprise a plurality of hasp features 24,26 and 28 on the side 30 that is placed in optical fiber case 10.Hasp feature 24,26 and 28 also can be known as hasp attachment or hasp attachment features.Although only the side 30 at optical fiber case 10 is seen hasp feature 24,26 and 28 in Figure 1A, optical fiber case 10 can have similar hasp feature 24,26 and 28 equally on opposite side.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 1A, can there be a pair of hasp feature 24, one hasp feature 24 the top of the rear portion 32 of the side 30 of optical fiber case 10 by the office, rear portion or near, and a corresponding hasp feature 24 the bottom of the rear portion 32 of side 30 by the office, rear portion or near.Side 30 also can comprise a pair of hasp feature 26, one hasp features 26 the crown center of the rear portion 32 of side 30 partly locate or near, and a corresponding hasp feature 26 the pars intermedia office, bottom of the rear portion 32 of side 30 or near.Side 30 also can comprise a pair of hasp feature 28, one hasp features 28 the forward part place, top of the rear portion 32 of side 30 or near, and a corresponding hasp feature 28 the forward part place, bottom of the rear portion 32 of side 30 or near.Although the embodiment of Figure 1A illustrates three (3) to hasp feature 24,26 and 28, can use any amount of hasp feature 24,26 and 28 that enough optical fiber case 10 is attached to installation bracket 14A, 14B.

The collector 18 of

installation bracket

14A, 14B, 20 and 22 is configured to take in the

hasp feature

24,26 and 28 on the both sides 30 that are placed in optical fiber case 10.Along with optical fiber case 10 slides in the equipment stand 12, be placed on the both sides 30 of optical fiber case 10

hasp feature

24,26 and 28 optionally with

collector

18,20 and 22 engagements of

installation bracket

14A, 14B, and be locked into the appropriate location, and then allow the optical fiber case 10 quick appropriate locations that easily snap onto in the equipment stand 11.

As the hasp feature 24 on the both sides 30 that are placed in

optical fiber case

10,26 and 28, the collector 18 of

installation bracket

14A, 14B, 20 and 22 can be taked various shapes and

size.Collector

18,20 and 22 can have corresponding to hasp

feature

24,26 and 28 shape and any shape and the size of size, so that

hasp feature

24,26 and 28 optionally with the collector 18 of

installation bracket

14A, 14B, 20 and 22 engagements, and be locked into the appropriate location with fixing optical fiber case 10 in equipment stand 11.

Also optical fiber case 10 can be loaded into the equipment stand 11 from equipment stand 11 rears.Fig. 1 C is the front perspective view that just is being installed to the optical fiber case 10 of equipment stand 11 from the rear.Fig. 1 D is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 10 after optical fiber case 10 being installed to equipment stand 11 from the rear.About Figure 1A and the described similar manner of Figure 1B, optical fiber case 10 is snapped onto the appropriate location with above.Along with optical fiber case 10 slides in the equipment stand 11, the hasp feature 24 on the side 30 of

optical fiber case

10,26 and 28 optionally meshes the

collector

18,20 and 22 of installation bracket 14A, 14B.Like this, optical fiber case 10 can easily be attached to

installation bracket

14A, 14B fast, and then optical fiber case 10 is installed in the equipment stand 11.

Optical fiber case with any type of above-mentioned hasp feature can easily be installed in the equipment stand that has with the installation bracket of the above-mentioned type collector fast.Fig. 1 E is the front perspective view of alternate embodiments that just is being installed to the optical fiber case 34 of equipment stand 11 from the place ahead.Fig. 1 F is the front perspective view of the alternate embodiments of illustrated optical fiber case 34 after being installed to equipment stand 11 among Fig. 1 E.Optical fiber case 34 among Fig. 1 E has the optical fiber module 36 that vertically is installed in the optical fiber case 34.Illustrated

optical fiber case

10 and 34 is 4U in this embodiment among Figure 1A to Fig. 1 F, but still the optical fiber case of any size can be installed in the equipment stand that has with the installation bracket of above-mentioned collector, these collectors are used for optionally that engagement is placed in such as the hasp feature on the side of above-mentioned optical fiber case.

Title " U " refers to the standard device of optical fiber equipment stand or cabinet and shelves size.Also this size can be called " RU ".For example, equipment stand can support shelving of 42 1U sizes, and wherein " U " equals the standard of ten nine (19) inches of height 1.75 inches and width.In some applications, the width of " U " can be 23 (23) inches.Other height and width can be called " U ".Usually, the rack space more (namely " U " is more) that the optical fiber case is shared, the fiber capacity in the optical fiber case is higher.

Fig. 1 G is the rear view of the optical fiber case 34 that just removes from equipment stand 11.As hereinafter discussing more in detail about Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C and Fig. 4, when removing optical fiber case 34 from equipment stand 11,

installation bracket

38A, 38B still keep being attached to equipment stand 11.Can optical fiber case 34 easily be reinstalled in the equipment stand 11 in the time after a while like this, if necessary.As mentioned,

installation bracket

38A, 38B can have any amount of collector that is configured be used to the hasp feature on the side of taking in optical fiber case 34.In the illustrated embodiment,

installation bracket

38A, 38B have single circular collector 40 separately in Fig. 1 G.

Fig. 2 is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 34 in the equipment stand 11, and close up view wherein is the hasp feature that is placed on the side 30 of optical fiber case 34.Optical fiber case 34 in this embodiment has a plurality of hasp features 42 on the side 30 that is placed in optical fiber case 34.Hasp feature 42 among Fig. 2 is for semi-circular shape and be configured to selectivity and mesh with corresponding collector on the installation bracket that is attached to equipment stand 11.

How Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C can easily remove the optical fiber case from equipment stand if illustrating.Thus, Fig. 3 A is mounted in the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 34 in the equipment stand 11.Although the optical fiber case 34 among Fig. 3 A has the optical fiber module 36 that is vertically mounted in the optical fiber case 34, also remove subsequently but the optical fiber case of any type can be installed in the equipment stand 11, include but not limited to illustrated optical fiber case 10 among Figure 1A to Fig. 1 D, or illustrated optical fiber case 10 among Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 B is the rear view of the optical fiber case 34 of Fig. 3 A, and described rear view illustrates for the disengaging teat 44 that removes optical fiber case 34 from equipment stand 11.Fig. 3 C is the rear view of the optical fiber case 34 of Fig. 3 A of just removing from equipment stand 11.Referring to reference to figure 3B and Fig. 3 C, break away from teat 44 optionally with the installation bracket 48B that is attached to equipment stand 11 in opening 46 engagements.Although in Fig. 3 C, only illustrate single disengaging teat 44 and single opening 46 on the installation bracket 48B, but in one embodiment, on installation bracket 48A, can there be similar opening, be used for being accommodated in the disengaging teat similar to breaking away from teat 44 on the opposite side of optical fiber case 34.In another embodiment, for each

installation bracket

48A, 48B, can there be a plurality of disengaging teats 44.

For removing optical fiber case 34 from equipment stand 11, to break away from teat 44 by the user in one embodiment inwardly presses, like this so that break away from opening 46 drop out of gears of teat 44 from the installation bracket 48B, and then allow optical fiber case 34 to remove from equipment stand 11.In one embodiment, break away from teat 44 and have flexibility and elasticity, so that described disengaging teat 44 deflection occurs and shifts to the second place from primary importance when imposing on effectively disengaging teat 44, and when no longer applying described power, automatically return to primary importance.In another embodiment, break away from teat 44 and can be mounted with spring.In the embodiment with two (2) individual disengaging teats 44 (respectively having on each side at optical fiber case 34), the user can inwardly press approximately simultaneously two disengaging teats 44 and come to remove optical fiber case 34 from equipment stand 11.Break away from teat 44 although inwardly press in the above-described embodiment, but in other embodiments, can with break away from teat 44 upwards mention, outwards stretch, press downwards or otherwise and/or other directions control, so that break away from opening 46 drop out of gears of teat 44 from the installation bracket 48B, and then allow optical fiber case 34 to remove from equipment stand 11.

Fig. 4 is the detail view of installation bracket of a side that is configured to be attached to removedly the optical fiber case according to illustrative embodiments.Installation bracket 48B among Fig. 4 in the illustrated embodiment has opening 46 and notch feature 50,52 at the top surface 53 of installation bracket 48B.The notch feature 50 on the installation bracket 48B, 52 and top surface 58 at the side plate 60 of optical fiber case 34 on ligulate feature 54,55 and 56 engagements.Notch feature 50,52 on installation bracket 48B can be a notch 50 and a teat 52 in one embodiment, illustrated in Fig. 4.Ligulate feature 54,55 and 56 can be the tongue 56 that the thrust 54 in an end of the guide member 55 of raising reaches in another end of the guide member 55 of raising in one embodiment, illustrated in Fig. 4.Along with optical fiber case 34 is moved to contact installation bracket 48B, the top surface 53 of installation bracket 48B is along the Slideslip of the guide member 55 of raising, until till notch 50 and tongue 56 couplings and teat 52 and thrust 54 couplings.Just at this moment, the opening 46 of installation bracket 48B optionally with the side plate 60 of optical fiber case 34 on 44 engagements of disengaging teat.When opening 46 optionally when breaking away from teat 44 engagement, break away from teat 44 from the side plate 60 of optical fiber case 34 enough distances that stretches out, to extend outside the opening 46.If optical fiber case 34 is installed to equipment stand 11, and the user wishes optical fiber case 34 is removed from equipment stand 11, breaking away from so teat 44 can inwardly be pressed by the user, this causes breaking away from opening 46 drop out of gears of teat 44 from the installation bracket 48B, and then allows optical fiber case 34 to remove from equipment stand 11.

Remove optical fiber case 34(such as Fig. 3 C from equipment stand 11 illustrated in) time, installation bracket 48A, 48B still keep being attached to equipment stand 11.Then, if the user wishes optical fiber case 34 is reinstalled in the equipment stand 11, can easily finish fast this operation so.Fig. 5 is the front perspective view that is just being reinstalled to the optical fiber case 34 of Fig. 3 A to Fig. 3 C the equipment stand 11 from equipment stand 11 rears.Along with the user is attached to installation bracket 48A, the 48B of equipment stand 11 to front slide with optical fiber case 34 courts, the guide member of raising 55 on each side of the top surface 58 of side plate 60 is along the Slideslip of the top surface 53 of corresponding installation bracket 48A, 48B, until till notch 50 couplings of teat 52 couplings on the thrust 54 on every side plate 60 and corresponding installation bracket 48A or 48B and tongue 56 and corresponding installation bracket 48A or 48B.Just at this moment, the disengaging teat 44 on every side plate 60 optionally meshes with the opening 46 of corresponding installation bracket 48A or 48B, and then optical fiber case 34 is locked in appropriate location in the equipment stand 11.Before optical fiber case 34 is slipped into equipment stand 11, installation bracket 48A, 48B can be installed on the equipment stand 11, illustrated in Fig. 5.

Yet in other embodiments, these installation brackets at first hasp advance on the side of optical fiber case.Fig. 6 is the front perspective view that comprises the optical fiber case 62 of installation bracket hasp attachment features 66.Thus, optical fiber case 62 has left side 64.In one embodiment, the left side 64 of optical fiber case 62 has a plurality of installation bracket hasp attachment features 66.Although only illustrate the left side 64 of optical fiber case 62 in Fig. 6, opposite side also can have similar installation bracket hasp attachment features 66.In addition, although the embodiment of Fig. 6 illustrates two (2) individual installation bracket hasp attachment features 66, can use any amount of installation bracket hasp attachment features 66.

Continuation is referring to reference to figure 6, and installation bracket 68 has a plurality of openings 70, and described a plurality of openings 70 are configured to cooperate with the installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 that is incorporated into optical fiber case 62 together, so that installation bracket 68 is attached to optical fiber case 62.Installation bracket 68 can be attached to optical fiber case 62 removedly, so that installation bracket 68 can be removed from optical fiber case 62, perhaps optical fiber case 62 can be removed from installation bracket 68, such as when installation bracket 68 is installed to equipment stand.The quantity of opening 70 can be corresponding to the quantity of installation bracket hasp attachment features 66.The opening 70 of installation bracket 68 is placed on the installation bracket hasp attachment features 66, and slides towards the rear portion of optical fiber case 62, until the appropriate location that installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 locks onto or snaps onto near opening 70 edges.In one embodiment, installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 enough closely is engaged in the opening 70, so that have enough frictions between installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 and installation bracket 68, defines thus frictional fit.Although the installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 among Fig. 6 is being square for triangle opening 70 in shape in shape, but can use installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 and the opening 70 of any shape, as long as described shape allows 66 lockings of installation bracket hasp attachment features or snaps onto in the opening 70.Then, can be by installation bracket 68 be slided backward towards the front portion of optical fiber case 62 until till installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 is in the opening 70, come easily to remove installation bracket 68 from optical fiber case 62, and can be from the left side 64 installation bracket 68 be lifted from, so that installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 break-through openings 70.In another embodiment, can remove optical fiber case 62 from installation bracket 68 in a similar manner, such as when installation bracket 68 is installed to equipment stand.

Illustrated in Fig. 6, installation bracket 68 can be the removable installation bracket 68 of one or more buckle-type, and the removable installation bracket 68 of described one or more buckle-type can be attached to the side of optical fiber case removedly, and need not to use screw or other utensils.In one embodiment, use installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 and removedly installation bracket 68 is attached to optical fiber case 62.These installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 can be saved the set-up time.For the instrument of exempting from was installed, optical fiber case 62 is installed to device carrier may be without any need for instrument, and can not need extra utensil.Therefore, the technician needn't worry that instrument or utensil may lose or lose.Can easily change these installation brackets to be applicable to dissimilar device carrier and the diverse location in these device carriers by different designs.

Like this, can exempt from instrument and not by any outside clamp structure, and these installation brackets are attached to the right side of optical fiber case and in the left side at least one removedly.Describe as mentioned, " exempting from instrument " used herein means the clamp structure that uses such as the hasp attachment that is incorporated into one or more assembly in the assembly group, rather than outside clamp structure, comes the assembled components group.In case assemble the assembly group with exempting from instrument, just can use external fastening and instrument that the assembly group that assembles is attached to another assembly or device, even and in the situation that use external fastening and instrument, the assembling of original component group still is seen as the instrument of exempting from.For example, but tool using and outside clamp structure are attached to equipment stand with installation bracket, but can exempt from instrument ground is attached to the optical fiber case with installation bracket.

Fig. 6 also illustrate the top of optical fiber case 62 and bottom by rear and forward part, and left side and right side by the rubber entrance buttonhole 72 on rear and the forward part.Rubber provides than the better protection of solid material, and is especially true on the edge, and provide better sealing so that dust, insect and rodent are isolated in outside the case.Rubber entrance buttonhole 72 provides access a little and exit point, optical cable or optical fiber is guided into and go out optical fiber case 62 being used for, until arrive the appropriate location.

Fig. 7 is the front perspective view of installation bracket 74 of side 78 that is configured to be attached to removedly optical fiber case 80 according to another illustrative embodiments.Fig. 8 is the installation bracket 74 of illustrated optical fiber case 80 among Fig. 7 and the tangent plane of side 78.Installation bracket 74 among Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 has different types from the installation bracket 68 of Fig. 6.In the embodiment of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, installation bracket 74 has single circular open 76.Installation bracket 74 also can have a plurality of grooves 75, and described a plurality of grooves 75 allow to have living space and come so that other devices are attached to optical fiber case 80.The side 78 of optical fiber case 80 has groove 82, and described groove 82 is configured to take in installation bracket 74.Groove 82 along side 78 to downward-extension corresponding to the distance of the length of installation bracket 74.Side 78 has inwall, is mounted with on the described inwall to break away from teat (with illustrated similar with the inwall 84 that breaks away from teat 86 on the side relative to side 78).When installation bracket 74 slips in the groove 82 towards optical fiber case section after 80s, opening 76 will optionally mesh so that installation bracket 74 is locked in the appropriate location with disengaging teat 86.If need to remove installation bracket 74, can press so disengaging teat 86, installation bracket 74 can pulled into outside the groove 82.

Fig. 9 comprises that one or more stress relaxes the rear view of the optical fiber case 81 of carriage 85.Illustrated in Fig. 9, the removable stress of one or more buckle-type relaxes carriage 85 can be attached to optical fiber case 81.In one embodiment, stress mitigation carriage 85 can be L shaped, in an end flange 83 is arranged, and described flange 83 has a plurality of holes 87.Hole 87 is applicable to help optical cable or optical fiber are fixed to stress mitigation carriage 85 such as the band of logical shellfish band (tyrap ties) or Velcro band (Velcro ties).Can relax with a plurality of stress on the left side 92 that is placed in optical fiber case 81 carriage hasp attachment features 88 the removable stress of buckle-type is relaxed the left side 92 that carriage 85 easily snaps onto optical fiber case 81.In one embodiment, described a plurality of stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88 to similar for a plurality of installation bracket hasp attachment features 66 of the optical fiber case 62 that removedly installation bracket 68 is attached to Fig. 6.

In one embodiment, illustrated in Fig. 9, the left side 92 of optical fiber case 81 has a plurality of stress and relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88.Although only illustrate the left side 92 of optical fiber case 81 in Fig. 9, opposite side (being the right side) also can have similar stress and relax carriage hasp attachment features 88.In addition, relax carriage hasp attachment features 88 although the embodiment of Fig. 9 illustrates two (2) individual stress, can use any amount of stress to relax installation bracket hasp attachment features 88.

Continuation is referring to reference to figure 9, and each stress relaxes carriage 85 and has at least one opening 90, and described at least one opening 90 is configured to cooperate with the one that stress relaxes in the carriage hasp attachment features 88 together.The opening 90 that each stress relaxes carriage 85 is placed at stress and relaxes on the one in the carriage hasp attachment features 88, and slide in the rear portion towards optical fiber case 81, until stress relaxes the appropriate location that carriage hasp attachment features 88 locks onto or snaps onto near the opening pane edge.In one embodiment, stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88 and enough closely is engaged in the opening 90, so that have enough frictions between stress mitigation carriage hasp attachment features 88 and stress mitigation carriage 85, forms thus frictional fit.Although it is being square for triangle opening 90 in shape in shape that the stress among Fig. 9 relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88, but can use the stress of any shape to relax carriage hasp attachment features 88 and opening 90, as long as described shape allowable stress relaxes 88 lockings of carriage hasp attachment features or hasp advances in the opening 90.Can slide backward towards optical fiber case 81 front portions by stress being relaxed carriage 85 subsequently, until stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88 be in the opening 90 till, easily remove stress and relax carriage 85, and can be from the left side 92 stress is relaxed carriage 85 lift from, so that stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 88 break-through openings 90.

Illustrated in Fig. 9, buckle-type cable stress relaxes carriage not to be needed to be attached to optical fiber case 81 with screw or other utensils.Described hasp attachment features has been saved the set-up time.Can be without any need for instrument or utensil.Therefore, the technician needn't worry that instrument or utensil may lose or lose.In addition, these stress mitigation carriages can easily be changed to be applicable to different stress mitigation application.Like this, instrument be can exempt from and not by any outside clamp structure, the right side of optical fiber case and in the left side at least one are attached to removedly and these stress are relaxed carriages.Describe as mentioned, " exempting from instrument " used herein means the clamp structure that uses such as the hasp attachment that is incorporated into one or more assembly in the assembly group, rather than uses outside clamp structure, stress relaxed carriage be attached to the optical fiber case.

Figure 10 is the side perspective view that optical fiber case 94 and stress relax carriage 96.Figure 10 illustrates the stress mitigation carriage of alternative type and the stress of alternative type relaxes carriage hasp attachment features.Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B illustrate the close up view that illustrated optical fiber case 94 and stress among Figure 10 relax carriage 96.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B, stress relaxes carriage 96 can be attached to optical fiber case 94.In one embodiment, stress mitigation carriage 96 can be L shaped, in an end flange 98 is arranged, and described flange 98 has a plurality of holes 100.Hole 100 can be any shape and is configured to take in such as the band that leads to shellfish band or Velcro band to help that optical cable or optical fiber are fixed to stress mitigation carriage 96.The removable stress of buckle-type relaxes carriage 96 also can comprise a plurality of openings 102 and 104.In Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B, in the illustrated embodiment, there be opening 102 and the pair of U-shaped opening 104 of a pair of key hole shape.Yet, can have in other embodiments the opening of any quantity and any shape.

A plurality of stress that use is placed on the right side 95 of optical fiber case 94 relax carriage hasp attachment features 106,108 and 110, can easily stress be relaxed on the right side 95 that carriage 96 snaps over optical fiber case 94.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 11 B, described a plurality of stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 106,108 and 110 and comprises a pair of semilune hasp attachment features 106, described to semilune hasp attachment features 106 have antelabium 107, with the U-shaped hasp attachment features 108 at the edge 109 of raising, and break away from button 110.Described a plurality of stress relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 106,108 and 110 and can be used for that stress is relaxed carriage 96 and be attached to removedly optical fiber case 94 among Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B.

In the illustrated embodiment such as Figure 10, the right side 95 of optical fiber case 94 has described a plurality of stress and relaxes carriage hasp attachment features 106,108 and 110.Although only illustrate the right side 95 of optical fiber case 94 in Figure 10, opposite side also can have similar stress and relax carriage hasp attachment features.In addition, can use any amount of stress to relax installation bracket hasp attachment features.By with described key shaped opening 102 is seated in described on the semilune hasp attachment features 106, and with described U-shaped opening 104 is seated in U-shaped hasp attachment features 108 and breaks away from the button 110, and then stress is relaxed carriage 96 and slide towards optical fiber case 94 front portions (left side among Figure 10), can easily the stress among Figure 10 be relaxed carriage 96 and snap on the right side 95 of optical fiber case 94.Antelabium 107 on each semilune hasp attachment features 106 will help semilune attachment feature 106 to be locked in the key hole shape opening 102, illustrated in Figure 11 B.With the U-shaped hasp attachment features 108 at the edge 109 of raising will be optionally with U-shaped opening 104 in the one engagement, and break away from button 110 will be optionally with U-shaped opening 104 in the another one engagement.

The stress that Figure 11 A illustrates appropriate location on the right side 95 that snaps over optical fiber case 94 relaxes carriage 96.Referring to reference to figure 11B, in one embodiment, can then easily remove stress mitigation carriage 96 by pressing disengaging button 110.Disengaging button 110 is couple to the U-shaped hasp attachment features 108 with the edge 109 of raising, so that when pressing disengaging button 110, the edge of raising 109 and U-shaped opening 104 drop out of gears of U-shaped attachment features 108.The user can then relax stress carriage 96, and (right side among Figure 10 or Figure 11 A) slides backward to remove stress mitigation carriage 96 towards optical fiber case 94 rear portions.Figure 12 is the tangent plane at the rear portion in the left side 97 of relaxing carriage 96 and optical fiber case 94 of the stress among Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B, and how Figure 12 illustrates and with disclosed hasp attachment features above stress to be relaxed carriage 96 and be installed to optical fiber case 94.

Figure 13 is the part rear view of optical fiber case 112, and the stress with optical cable that described part rear view illustrates according to an embodiment relaxes carriage 114.Optical fiber case 112 can be the optical fiber case of any type.Above disclosed hasp attachment features among useful Fig. 9, Figure 10, Figure 11 A and Figure 11 B relaxes carriage 114 with the stress with a plurality of openings 116 and is installed to optical fiber case 112.Figure 13 illustrates removable stress mitigation carriage 114 and how to allow optical cable to enter at any angle.In the embodiment of Figure 13, the separator tube 118A and the 118B that contain respectively separately one or more optical fiber 120A and 120B, can bind stress mitigation carriage 114 by the securing member 122 that stress relaxes the opening 116 of carriage 114 by means of guiding, so that separator tube 118A and 118B are bound stress mitigation carriage 114.Although illustrate separator tube 118A and 118B among Figure 13, optical cable or the optical fiber of any kind can be fastened to stress mitigation carriage 114.Securing member 122 can be any suitable securing member, includes but not limited to logical shellfish band, Velcro band or separator tube 118A and 118B or other optical cables or optical fiber are bound the plastic fastener that stress relaxes carriage 114.Using traditional stress to relax in the situation of carriage, optical cable only can enter optical fiber case 112 with single angle, but the removable stress of disclosed buckle-type relaxes carriage 114 by using above, optical cable can enter at any angle, and different optical cables can a plurality of angles enter, illustrated in Figure 13.

Hereinafter disclosed embodiment comprises the optical fiber case that is configured be used to exempting from tool assemble, and associated component and method.In one embodiment, a kind of optical fiber case is provided, described optical fiber case has top, bottom, right side and left side, these assemblies are exempted from instrument and are not attached to one another removedly by any outside clamp structure, define thus at least one internal chamber that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Be incorporated at least one hasp attachment in bottom, right side and the left side by use, the top of optical fiber case, bottom, right side and left side can be attached to one another removedly.In one embodiment, described optical fiber case has in addition one or more installation bracket and/or stress relaxes carriage, and these installation brackets and/or stress relax carriage and can not be attached to described optical fiber case by any outside clamp structure.In another embodiment, be incorporated into by use in the side of optical fiber case at least one, installation bracket and/or stress relaxes the quick hasp attachment of carriage, these installation brackets and/or stress relax the side that carriage can be attached to the optical fiber case.

Thus, Figure 14 is the front perspective view of the Qianmen 126 optical fiber case 124 of closing.Optical fiber case 124 among Figure 14 can be seven inches optical fiber cases for Local Area Network and data center environment.Optical fiber case 124 among Figure 14 can be installed in the equipment stand or cabinet of 19 inches or 23 inches.Optical fiber case 124 among Figure 14 can be provided at interconnection or the commissure ability between external plant, riser or distribution cable and the photoelectric device.

Figure 15 illustrates exploded front perspective view and the front perspective view through assembling of the illustrative embodiments of optical fiber case 124.Figure 15 illustrates the quick-fit assembling of the assembly of optical fiber case 124, exactly, be top panel 128, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 134, these assemblies are configured to easily assembling fast without instrument on a small quantity or fully.Top panel 128, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 134 also can be known as respectively top, bottom, left side and right side.Top panel 128, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 134 define at least one internal chamber 135 of the optical fiber case 124 that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment together.In this embodiment, in the top panel 128 of optical fiber case 124, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and the right panel 134 each further comprises the hasp attachment features, these hasp attachment features are configured to these assemblies are snapped over together, as hereinafter describing more comprehensively.

In the embodiment of Figure 15, bottom panel 130 has side extension 136,138, and side extension 136,138 extends upward in the direction that is approximately perpendicular to bottom panel 130.Similarly, top panel 128 has side extension 140,142, side extension 140,142 on the direction that is approximately perpendicular to top panel 128 to downward-extension.Although the side extension 136 of bottom panel 130,138 and the side extension 140,142 of top panel 128 have separately arrangement a plurality of hasp attachment 144(thereon and in Figure 15, only as seen be placed in the hasp attachment 144 on the side extension 136 of bottom panel 130 and be placed in hasp attachment 144 on the side extension 140 of top panel 128).These hasp attachments 144 can be raised from side extension 136,138,140 and 142 surface.Left-Hand Panel 132 can have a plurality of hasp attachment collectors 146 at top 148 and bottom margin 150 places of Left-Hand Panel 132.Although not shown among Figure 15, right panel 134 can be at the top place and the bottom margin place have similar hasp attachment collector 146.

Hasp attachment collector 146 at top 148 places of Left-Hand Panel 132 is configured to take in the hasp attachment 144 on the side extension 140 that is placed in top panel 128.Hasp attachment collector 146 at bottom margin 150 places of Left-Hand Panel 132 is configured to take in the hasp attachment 144 on the side extension 136 that is placed in bottom panel 130.Like this, can exempt from instrument ground Left-Hand Panel 132 is attached to top panel 128 and bottom panel 130.In a similar manner, hasp attachment on the side extension 142 that hasp attachment collector on useful top and the bottom margin is taken in respectively top panel 128 and the side extension 138 of bottom panel 130 is to be attached to right panel 134 top panel 128 and bottom panel 130.Like this, on a small quantity available or fully without instrument, and top panel 128, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 134 easily are assembled in the optical fiber case 124 fast together.

Hasp attachment 144 and hasp attachment collector 146 can be any size and any shape, as long as the size of hasp attachment collector 146 and shape allow hasp attachment 144 to cooperate and snap onto in the hasp attachment collector 146, so that the assembly of optical fiber case 124 fits together in firm mode.

By exempting from instrument ground top panel 128, bottom panel 130, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 134 are dismantled each other, fast the optical fiber case 124 that assembles of easily dismounting.

This quick-fit assembling allows the assembly of optical fiber case 124 to come shipping with less encapsulation, thereby has saved shipping cost and storage space.In one embodiment, the terminal user can assemble optical fiber case 124 in use, for example in the assembling of place, infield.In one embodiment, the terminal user can be with assemble on a small quantity or fully optical fiber case 124 without instrument.In addition, the assembling of this quick-fit be so that can carry out spot repair by buying repair kit, and by replacing each assembly and the on-the-spot optical fiber case 124 that changes with the assembly that difference in functionality is provided.

Figure 16 illustrates the exploded front perspective view of the illustrative embodiments of optical fiber case 152.Figure 16 illustrates the alternate embodiments of available optical fiber case 152 a small amount of or that easily assemble fast without instrument fully.Figure 16 illustrates the quick-fit assembling of the assembly of optical fiber case 152, exactly, be inner top panel 154, bottom panel 156, Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160, these assemblies are configured to easily assembling fast without instrument on a small quantity or fully.Inner top panel 154, bottom panel 156, Left-Hand Panel 132 and right panel 160 define at least one internal chamber 161 of the optical fiber case 152 that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment together.Thus, each in inner top panel 154, bottom panel 156, Left-Hand Panel 158 and the right panel 160 all comprises the hasp attachment features, and these hasp attachment features are configured to these assemblies are snapped over together.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 152 also can comprise the cover plate 162 of inner top panel 154.

In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 16, bottom panel 156 has side flange 164,166 in each side of bottom panel 156, and these flanges 164,166 extend upward in the direction that is approximately perpendicular to bottom panel 156.The side flange 164,166 of bottom panel 156 has one or more collector 168A, the 168B that is placed on the side flange 164,166 separately.Inner top panel 154 has side flange 170,172 in each side of inner top panel 154, side flange 170,172 on the direction that is approximately perpendicular to inner top panel 154 to downward-extension.The side flange 170,172 of inner top panel 154 has one or more collector 174 that is placed on the side flange 170,172 separately.Although Figure 16 illustrates the side flange 164,166 and the side flange 170,172 that has separately the inner top panel 154 of a collector 174 of the bottom panel 156 that has separately two (2) individual collector 168A, 168B, the collector of any amount of similar collector 168A, 168B can be placed on the side flange 164,166 of bottom panel 156 and the collector 174 of any number can be placed on the side flange 170,172 of inner top panel 154.Inner top panel 154 also has a plurality of bearings 176 on the top surface of inner top panel 154.In the embodiment of Figure 16, inner top panel 154 has two (2) individual bearings 176 at the left hand edge 178 of inner top panel 154, one towards the leading edge 180 of inner top panel 154 and another one towards the back edge 182 of inner top panel 154.The inner top panel 154 of Figure 16 also has two bearings 176 on the right hand edge 184 of inner top panel 154, one towards the leading edge 180 of inner top panel 154 and another one towards the back of the body edge 182 of inner top panel 154.Bearing 176 also can come together to use inner top panel 154 be attached to Left-Hand Panel 158 and be attached to right panel 160 with collector 168A, 168B, 174.

Left-Hand Panel 158 can comprise a plurality of hasp attachment 186A, 186B and 186C.In the embodiment of Figure 16, Left-Hand Panel 158 has two (2) individual hasp attachment 186A, 186B at the base section 188 of the private side 190 of Left-Hand Panel 158, one towards the front part 192 of Left-Hand Panel 158 and another one towards the rear portion 194 of Left-Hand Panel 158.Left-Hand Panel 158 also has at least one the hasp attachment 186C towards the front part 192 of Left-Hand Panel 158 on the top section 196 of the inboard 190 of Left-Hand Panel 158.Hasp attachment 186A, 186B and 186C in the embodiment of Figure 16 are the semilune with antelabium.In other embodiments, the quantity of hasp attachment 186A, 186B and 186C, position and shape variable are with corresponding to the collector 174 on collector 168A, 168B on the side flange 164 and 166 of bottom panel 156 and the side flange 170,172 at inner top panel 154.Left-Hand Panel 158 also can comprise top flange 198 and base flange 200.Top flange 198 can have a plurality of grooves 202 on top flange of being placed in 198.In the embodiment of Figure 16, top flange 198 has two (2) individual grooves 202 towards the front part 204 of top flange 198.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 16, groove 202 is L shaped, but also can use other shapes.

Continuation is referring to reference Figure 16, and right panel 160 is with Left-Hand Panel 158 symmetries and also can comprise a plurality of hasp attachment 186A and 186B, the top flange 205 with a plurality of grooves 206 and base flange 208.Can exempt from instrument ground Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160 easily are attached to bottom panel 156 fast.In collector 168A, 168B on the side flange 164 that the hasp attachment 186A on the Left-Hand Panel 158,186B are positioned at bottom panel 156, and Left-Hand Panel 158 slided towards the rear portion of bottom panel 156 until hasp attachment 186A, 186B hasp or lock onto appropriate location in collector 168A, the 168B can be attached to Left-Hand Panel 158 side flange 164 of bottom panel 156.When Left-Hand Panel 158 is attached to bottom panel 156, base flange 200 will be positioned at bottom panel 156 bottoms.In Figure 16 in the illustrated embodiment, collector 168A, 168B are key hole shape and corresponding to semilune hasp attachment 186A, 186B.Yet, hasp attachment 186A, 186B and collector 168A, 168B can be any shape, as long as collector 168A, 168B be corresponding to hasp attachment 186A, 186B is so that hasp attachment 186A, 186B hasp or lock onto appropriate location in collector 168A, the 168B.In one embodiment, at an end collector 168A, 168B slightly greater than hasp attachment 186A, 186B, so that hasp attachment 186A, 186B can be coupled to respectively among collector 168A, the 168B.

Can to disclosed above for the similar mode of the side flange 164 that Left-Hand Panel 158 is attached to bottom panel 156, right panel 160 be attached to the side flange 166 of bottom panel 156.

Still referring to reference Figure 16 and Figure 18, inner top panel 154 can be exempted from instrument ground and easily is attached to fast Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160.How Figure 18 illustrates the inner top panel 154 of the optical fiber case 152 of Figure 16, Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B is connected to the side panel 158 of optical fiber case 152, the low coverage front perspective view of 160 details.For reaching this purpose, the user slides from the front portion of Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160 inner top panel 154 towards the rear portion of Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160, so that inner top panel 154 slides into top flange 198 bottoms of Left-Hand Panel 158 and top flange 205 bottoms of right panel 160.Inner top panel 154 through the location so that the collector 174 on the side flange 170 of inner top panel 154 aim at the hasp attachment 186C at top section 196 places that are positioned at Left-Hand Panel 158, and so also so that the groove 202 on the top flange 198 of the bearing 176 on the left hand edge 178 of inner top panel 154 and Left-Hand Panel 158 aim at.Inner top panel 154 also should be through the location so that the collector 174 on the side flange 172 of inner top panel 154 aim at the hasp attachment 186C at the top section place that is positioned at right panel 160, and so also so that the groove 206 on the top flange 205 of the bearing 176 on the right hand edge 184 of inner top panel 154 and right panel 160 aim at.In case the inner top panel is aligned, just can be by with hasp attachment 186C hasp or lock onto in the collector 174 and with bearing 176 hasps or lock onto in groove 202 and 206 and inner top panel 154 to be snapped onto (illustrated in the low coverage vignette of Figure 18) on Left-Hand Panel 158 and the right panel 160.

In such as Figure 16 and the illustrated embodiment of Figure 18, collector 174 is the key hole shape with corresponding to semilune hasp attachment 186C.Yet hasp attachment 186C and collector 174 can be any shape, as long as collector 174 is corresponding to hasp attachment 186C, so that hasp attachment 186C hasp or lock onto appropriate location in the collector 174.In one embodiment, at an end collector 174 slightly greater than hasp attachment 186C, so that hasp attachment 186C can be coupled in the collector 174.Similarly, bearing 176 and groove 202 and 206 can be any size and shape, as long as bearing 176 can lock onto the appropriate location in

groove

202 and 206.

In the illustrated embodiment such as Figure 18, the side flange 170 and 172 of inner top panel 154 also can comprise the section 209 of one or more excision, sometimes is known as " recess ".Left-Hand Panel 158 also can comprise one or more thrust 210, sometimes is known as " double wedge ", and described thrust 210 is positioned on the inboard 190 of Left-Hand Panel 158, towards the front part 192 of Left-Hand Panel 158.In one embodiment, double wedge 210 is located immediately at hasp attachment 186C bottom.Right panel 160 can have in the inboard of right panel 160 similar double wedge 210.In the illustrated embodiment of Figure 18, when inner top panel 154 through the location so that the hasp attachment 186C at the collector 174 on the side flange 170 of inner top panel 154 and top section 196 places that are positioned at Left-Hand Panel 158 on time, the recess 209 of the side flange 170 of inner top panel 154 is also aimed at the double wedge 210 of Left-Hand Panel 158.Then, when being locked into the appropriate location, inner top panel 154 (such as passing through the front part 192 of inner top panel 154 towards Left-Hand Panel 158 slided, indicated such as the arrow among Figure 18) time, hasp attachment 186C is locked in the collector 174 and double wedge 210 locks alternately with recess 209, for attached between inner top panel 154 and Left-Hand Panel 158 and the right panel 160 provides extra stability.

Figure 17 A is the assembling front perspective view of the optical fiber case 152 among Figure 16.In case Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160 are in order to avoid the mode of instrument is attached to bottom panel 156 and inner top panel 154 in order to avoid the mode of instrument is attached to Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160, just optical fiber case 152 is assembled, exempt from instrument, illustrated in Figure 17 A.

By so as not to the mode of instrument inner top panel 154, bottom panel 156, Left-Hand Panel 158 and right panel 160 are dismantled each other, fast easily dismounting through the assembling optical fiber case 152.

In one embodiment, optical fiber case 152 also can comprise illustrated in the cover plate 162(such as Figure 16 of inner top panel 154).Illustrated in Figure 16, cover plate 162 can have a plurality of openings 212, described a plurality of opening 212 is configured so that when cover plate 162 is positioned at inner top panel 154 top, opening 212 is engaged in bearing 176 tops on the inner top panel 154, thereby provides the gap between inner top panel 154 and cover plate 162.Figure 17 B is the front perspective view through assembling of the optical fiber case 152 among Figure 17 A, wherein is attached with cover plate 162.In one embodiment, cover plate 162 can be attached to by means of securing member the optical fiber case 152 through assembling, and wherein screw is a limiting examples.In one embodiment, securing member extends through groove 202,206, cover plate 162 is attached to right panel 158 and Left-Hand Panel 160.

Below disclosed embodiment comprise the optical fiber case with removable top, and relevant assembly and method.In one embodiment, the optical fiber case is provided and has removable top.In one embodiment, described optical fiber case comprises top, bottom, right side and left side, and these assemblies define at least one internal chamber that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.In one embodiment, the top comprises base and cover piece.The top is configured to provide the gap between base and cover piece, so that the right side of optical fiber case and in the left side at least one are configured to be slidably engaged onto in the gap or are meshing and leaving the gap.Like this, can easily remove the top with the inside of contact optical fiber case.

Thus, Figure 19 A to Figure 21 B discloses another embodiment, wherein discloses the removable top of optical fiber case.Removable top allows when initial the installation or the internal feature of contact optical fiber case easily after this.Therefore, the comparable non-removable current optical fiber case design in removable top has advantage, because removable top allows technician or user easily contact and the perform region in the viewing optics fiber case clearly.Figure 19 A illustrates the removable top when sliding off the optical fiber case.Figure 19 B illustrates the optical fiber case after removable top has removed.

In one embodiment, the removable top on the optical fiber case is comprised of base and cover plate, and described cover plate can enough pop-rivets (pop-rivet) or screw fastening.In one embodiment, removable top can be through being shaped so that provide the gap between base and cover piece, and the side panel on the case slidably enters described gap.The side panel of optical fiber case has the disengaging teat, is used for the appropriate location is meshed and locked onto at removable top.In one embodiment, removable top is made by any satisfactory metal.In other embodiments, removable top can be the object that is made of plastics.In the illustrated embodiment, it is round breaking away from teat in Figure 19 A to Figure 21 B, but breaking away from other embodiments teat can be different shapes.In one embodiment, break away from teat and can be positioned on the top side at removable top, or on the bottom side at removable top.

Figure 19 A is the rear view according to the optical fiber case 214 at the removable top 222 of having of an embodiment.Optical fiber case 214 has bottom 216, right side 218 and left side 220.At least one internal chamber 221 of the optical fiber case 214 that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment is defined in bottom 216, right side 218 and left side 220 together.In this embodiment, optical fiber case 214 also comprises removable top 222.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 214 can be assembled by attached bottom 216, right side 218, left side 220 and removable top 222.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 214 can be exempted from instrument ground and be assembled, as above disclosed about Figure 14 to Figure 18.Yet in other embodiments, optical fiber case 214 does not need to exempt from the assembling of instrument ground to have as described herein removable top 222.

Removable top 222 comprises base 224 and cover plate 226.Cover plate 226 is attached to base 224, so that have gap 228 between base 224 and cover plate 226.Right side 218 can comprise top flange 229.Left side 220 can comprise top flange 230.Gap 228 between base 224 and the cover plate 226 can have the size corresponding to top flange 229 and 230 thickness.Like this, removable top 222 can be on the right side 218 and left side 220 slide and leave, wherein the cover plate 226 at the removable top 222 of 228 permissions of the gap between base 224 and the cover plate 226 from top flange 229,230 tops by and the base 224 at removable top 222 pass through from top flange 229,230 below.One or both in the top flange 229,230 can have the teat 232 of disengaging.Cover plate 226 can have one or more hole 234, and described one or more hole 234 is configured to take in one or more and breaks away from teat 232 when removable top 222 slides on right side 218 and the left side 220.When removable top 222 slided on right side 218 and the left side 220, one or more disengaging teat 232 optionally meshed with hole 234, in optical fiber case 214 removable top 222 is secured to the appropriate location.If need to remove removable top 222, the user presses one or more disengaging teat 232 so, so that one or more breaks away from teat 232 from one or more hole 234 drop out of gears and makes removable top 222 slide off optical fiber case 214.In one embodiment, break away from teat 232 and have flexibility and elasticity, deflection occurs and shift to the second place from primary importance so that when imposing on effectively disengaging teat 232, break away from teat 232, and when no longer applying described power, automatically return to primary importance.In another embodiment, break away from teat 232 and can be mounted with spring.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 19 A, can touch from the top at removable top 222 disengaging teat 232.Break away from teat 232 although press in the above-described embodiment downwards, but in other embodiments, can with break away from teat 232 upwards mention, outwards stretch, inwardly press or otherwise and/or other directions control, so that break away from teat 232 from one or more hole 234 drop out of gears, and allow removable top 222 to slide off optical fiber case 214.

Figure 19 A illustrates the removable top 222 that slides off optical fiber case 214.Figure 19 B is the rear view of the optical fiber case 214 of Figure 19 A after removable top 222 is removed.Permission user or technician touch optical cable, module, box, optical fiber or other optical fiber devices in the optical fiber case 214 like this.Figure 19 C illustrates the substituting embodiment that breaks away from teat 232.In this embodiment, can touch from the downside 235 at removable top 222 disengaging teat 232.In another embodiment, breaking away from teat 232 can be positioned on the top side at removable top 222.

Figure 20 A illustrates the exploded front perspective view of the illustrative embodiments at removable top 222.Figure 20 A illustrates according to an embodiment and how to come the removable top 222 of assembly drawing 19A.Assemble removable top 222 with base 224 and cover plate 226.Base 224 can have a plurality of bearings 236 that are placed on base 224 top surfaces.In the embodiment of Figure 20 A, a plurality of bearings 236 in the center section 240 that base 224 has a plurality of bearings 236 of arranging along the leading edge 238 of base 224, be arranged in base 224, and along a plurality of bearings of the back edge 242 of base 224.In one embodiment, cover plate 226 has a plurality of openings 244 corresponding to a plurality of bearings 236.In the embodiment of Figure 20 A, a plurality of openings 244 in the center section 248 that cover plate 226 has a plurality of openings 244 of arranging along the leading edge 246 of cover plate 226, be arranged in cover plate 226, and along a plurality of openings 244 of the back edge 374 of cover plate 226.The quantity of bearing 236 and opening 244 can change.

In one embodiment, bearing 236 can have predetermined height.In one embodiment, bearing 236 can be between about 1/8th (1/8) inches high and about 1/2nd (1/2) inches high.In one embodiment, bearing 236 can be about 1/4th (1/4) inches high.By the top that opening 244 is seated in corresponding bearing 236 cover plate 226 is attached to base 224, thereby forms following discussion of removable top 222(of Figure 19 A and Figure 20 B).In one embodiment, bearing 236 is configured to receive screws or cover plate 226 is secured to other securing members of base 224.In one embodiment, base 224 also can have the excision section 376 that is configured to take in rubber buttonhole 378.Rubber buttonhole 378 can be for the gateway that optical cable or optical fiber is guided into or guides out optical fiber case 214.

When cover plate 226 is attached to base 224 when forming removable top 222, bearing 236 helps formation gap 228 between base 224 and cover plate 226, illustrated in Figure 19 A and Figure 20 A.Gap 228 allows removable top 222 in 214 slips of optical fiber case or leaves optical fiber case 214.

Figure 20 B illustrates the front perspective view through assembling of the illustrative embodiments of the optical fiber case 214 of Figure 19 A when being reinstalled in the optical fiber case 214 at removable top 222.Illustrated in Figure 20 B, removable top 222 is slidably got back on the optical fiber case 214, so that gap 228 allows the cover plate 226 at removable top 222 to pass through from the right side 218 of optical fiber case 214 and

top flange

229 and 230 tops in left side 220, and the base 224 at removable top 222 passes through from top flange 229,230 below.

Figure 21 A is the side-looking sectional drawing of side panel (for example right side 218 of the optical fiber case 214 of Figure 19 A and Figure 20 A or left side 220) of optical fiber case that is configured to take in the removable top 222 of Figure 19 A, Figure 20 A and Figure 20 B.Figure 21 B is configured to take in Figure 19 A, Figure 20 A of side panel of optical fiber case and the side view in the gap 228 in the removable top 222 among Figure 20 B.As above discuss, the right side 218 among Figure 21 A has top flange 229, and the thickness of described top flange 229 is corresponding to the base 224 at removable top 222 and the gap 228 between the cover plate 226.Illustrated in Figure 21 B, gap 228 is configured to the thickness corresponding to top flange 229, so that can slide along top flange 229 in removable top 222, its intermediate gap 228 is used for taking in top flange 229.Like this, removable top 222 can reinstall in the optical fiber case 214.

Figure 22 is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 256 of diagram rubber entrance buttonhole 264,266.Optical fiber case 256 can be any type and can assemble by any way.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 256 has bottom (not shown among Figure 22), left side 258, right side (not shown among Figure 22), and top 260.In this embodiment, optical fiber case 256 also comprises Qianmen 262.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 256 can be assembled by attached bottom, left side 258, right side and top 260.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 256 can be exempted from instrument ground and be assembled, as above disclosed to Figure 18 about Figure 14.Yet in other embodiments, optical fiber case 256 does not need to exempt from tool assemble.Top 260 can comprise or can not comprise removable top, as above disclosed about Figure 19 A to Figure 21 B.Optical fiber case 256 has a plurality of rubber buttonholes 264 and 266.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 256 can have rubber buttonhole 264 or 266 at the top of optical fiber case 256 and lean on rear section and the forward part by rear section and forward part and left side and right side of bottom.Rubber buttonhole 264,266 can be the form (such as rubber buttonhole 264) of monolithic rubber, or rubber buttonhole 264,266 can be the part (such as rubber buttonhole 266) of bonding line management device, below will carry out open in more detail about Figure 29 and Figure 31 to Figure 34.The rubber buttonhole can be any shape, includes but not limited to rectangle (such as rubber buttonhole 264) or circular (such as rubber buttonhole 266).Rubber provides than the better protection of solid material, especially on the edge, and provides better sealing so that dust, insect and rodent are isolated in outside the case.In one embodiment, can easily remove rubber buttonhole 264,266 providing access a little and exit point, optical cable is guided into optical fiber case 256 or guide out from optical fiber case 256 being used for, until arrive the appropriate location.

Figure 23 is the part front perspective view of the optical fiber case 256 of Figure 22.Optical fiber case 256 can comprise interior molded flexible edge's guard member.In molded flexible edge's guard member 268 one or more side 272 of optical fiber case 256 be positioned at opening 270 around, illustrated in Figure 23.Optical fiber bonding line cable or other optical cables or optical fiber (not shown among Figure 23) can be by opening 270 be guided out and interior molded flexible edge's guard member 268 provides protection to optical fiber bonding line cable from optical fiber case 256.In addition, one or more side buttonhole 274 is molded on the solid material of side 272, so that easy as far as possible powerful the joint to be provided.Side buttonhole 274 also provides the discrepancy point, is used for optical fiber bonding line cable or other optical cables or optical fiber being guided into optical fiber case 256 or guiding out from optical fiber case 256.

Above allow various optical cables and optical fiber to be guided into the optical fiber case or to guide out from the optical fiber case about the disclosed rubber buttonhole of Figure 22 and Figure 23.The optical fiber case can comprise that also various features guide better and to manage in the optical fiber case and optical cable on every side and optical fiber helping.In one embodiment, the optical fiber case can have removable front section.Removable front section allows the optical fiber case to be used for different application and/or design, for example, and when not needing the bonding line management or in the time may needing the version that seals.In addition, removable front section can comprise the removable anterior bonding line management device with the break-through buttonhole.When in the case big envelope, keeping fiber management, can use described break-through buttonhole to allow optical cable to pass.When removable anterior bonding line management device is removed, just allow the optical fiber bonding line of more volume to leave from top and bottom, need not to take the space of top, described unit.In addition, allow like this break-through on top and bottom of optical cable or optical fiber, rather than can only be at the top as previous design.

Thus, hereinafter disclosed embodiment comprises the removable optical fiber directorial area section of optical fiber case, and relevant assembly and method.In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of fiber optic system.Described fiber optic system comprises the optical fiber case, and described optical fiber case defines at least one internal chamber, and described at least one internal chamber is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Described fiber optic system also comprises removable front section, described removable front section is connected to described optical fiber case and defines at least one front section internal chamber, and described at least one front section internal chamber is couple to described at least one internal chamber of optical fiber case.Described removable front section is configured to support at least one fiber management device, is connected to one or more optical fiber of the optical fiber equipment that is placed in the optical fiber case with management.

Thus, Figure 24 illustrates with the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 276 of removable front section 278 and the skeleton view of two (2) individual removable front section versions.Optical fiber case 276 defines internal chamber 279, and described internal chamber 279 is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Removable front section 278 also defines front section internal chamber 281, is used for one or more fibre-optic fiber management assembly that management is connected to the optical fiber equipment that is supported by optical fiber case 276 to support, as hereinafter discussing more in detail.In this embodiment, removable front section 278 is attached to optical fiber case 276.When no longer needing or no longer want removable front section 278, also removable front section 278 can be removed from optical fiber case 276.No matter be before removable front section 278 is attached to optical fiber case 276 or afterwards, optical fiber can be managed in the fiber management assembly in being placed in removable front section 278.In addition, though be with removable front section 278 before optical fiber case 276 dismounting or afterwards, the optical fiber that is guided in the fiber management device in being placed in removable front section 278 can not be guided or be removed.

Removable front section 278 can be different version occur.In one embodiment, removable front section 278 can comprise the fiber management assembly that is a plurality of front bonding line management device 280 forms and be placed in opening 270 on the both sides of removable front section 278.The optical fiber that front bonding line management device 280 allows to be connected in optical fiber case 276 the optical fiber equipment that supports is guided and is kept.When optical fiber case 276 can not or not be configured to be provided for enough exceptional spaces of fiber management assembly, can provide capacity to be beneficial to use this fiber management assembly with removable front section 278.Opening 270 all is configured to provide fiber management by being configured to guide one or more optical fiber, the optical fiber equipment that described one or more optical fiber is connected in the optical fiber case 276 or optical fiber case 276 is outer and be connected to each side of removable front section 278.When optical fiber is not guided as when the opening 270, rubber seal 286 can be placed in the opening 270, as illustrated in removable front section 278B.Rubber seal 286 can be engaged in the appropriate location of the opening 270 among the removable front section 278A; so that the protection to optical fiber case 276 inside to be provided, and dust, insect, rodent and other foreign material are isolated in outside the optical fiber case 276.

In this embodiment, opening 270 comprises interior molded flexible edge's guard member 268, as illustrated in removable front section 278A.Flexible edge's guard member 268 by distortion or crooked be close to opening 270 may be sharper keen the edge; the protection guiding is passed through opening 270 or is otherwise settled the optical fiber that passes through opening 270; in order to avoid damaged, for example, especially when optical fiber case 276 is made of sheet metal etc.Flexible edge's guard member 268 can be made by required any types of material, comprises polymkeric substance, rubber, plastics of any type etc.Flexible edge's guard member 268 also can be removable.

Optical fiber bonding line cable or other optical cables or optical fiber (not shown among Figure 24) can be guided out from optical fiber case 276 by opening 270, and interior molded flexible edge's guard member 268 provides the protection to optical fiber bonding line cable.Front bonding line management device 280 helps fiber management and guiding, as hereinafter describing in more detail about Figure 29 to Figure 34.In one embodiment, front bonding line management device 280 can be and can easily remove.Front bonding line management device 280 can be positioned on the top section 282 and/or top section 284 of removable front section 278.

In another embodiment, removable front section 278 also can comprise the optical fiber Management Unit that is a plurality of front bonding line management device 280 forms, so that optical fiber is guided and guided by described bottom panel and top panel 298,290 along bottom panel and the top panel 298,290 of removable front section 278.As hereinafter discussing more in detail about Figure 31 to Figure 33, front bonding line management device 280 can comprise and be guiding anchor clamps 356(and also see Figure 31) a plurality of optical fiber guides of form, described a plurality of optical fiber guides are configured to guide the optical fiber that is connected to the optical fiber equipment that supports in optical fiber case 276.As hereinafter discussing more in detail about Figure 31 to Figure 33, front bonding line management device 280 can comprise that also opening is to allow optical fiber to be guided through bottom and top section 290,298 and away from removable front section 278.Although in the embodiment of Figure 24, removable front section 278A also has front bonding line management device 280, but in other embodiments, removable

front section

278A or 278B may not have any front bonding line management device 280, maybe can have front bonding line management device 280 still less.

Figure 25 illustrates the exploded front perspective view of the removable front section 278 of optical fiber case.Removable front section 278 has the base 288 that is attached to bottom panel 290.Be used for guiding the bottom panel 290 that fibre-optic a plurality of anchor clamps 292 can be configured to be attached to base 288.Left-Hand Panel 294 with opening 270 is configured to be attached to bottom panel 290, and opening 270 has interior molded flexible edge's guard member 268.Symmetrical right panel 296 with opening 270 also is configured to be attached to bottom panel 290, and opening 270 has interior molded flexible edge's guard member 268.In one embodiment, Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296 can above be attached to bottom panel 290 about the described mode of Figure 14 to Figure 18 with exempting from instrument.

Continuation is with reference to Figure 25, and the top panel 298 with a plurality of bearings 300 that are placed in top surface is configured to be attached to Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296.In one embodiment, top panel 298 can above be attached to Left-Hand Panel 294 with exempting from instrument and be attached to right panel 296 about the described mode of Figure 14 to Figure 18.Be be used to the substituted for optical fibers Management Unit of guiding fibre-optic a plurality of anchor clamps 292 forms and can be configured to be attached to top panel 298 for the guiding optical fiber.Have and settle the cover plate 302 of superincumbent opening 304 to be configured to be attached to top panel 298.Opening 304 on the cover plate 302 is configured to be engaged in bearing 300 tops on the top panel 298.In one embodiment, the securing member (not shown) that includes but not limited to screw or pop-rivet with break-through opening 304 in bearing 300, so that cover plate 302 is attached to top panel 298.In one embodiment, top panel 298 and cover plate 302 have corresponding excision section 306.Excision section 306 is configured to take in rubber buttonhole 308, illustrated in the embodiment of Figure 25, or takes in another embodiment front bonding line management device 280.

Still referring to Figure 25, L shaped carriage 310 is configured to be attached to each panel in Left-Hand Panel 294 and the right panel 296.L shaped carriage 310 can be attached to Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296 in any way, comprises by screw or pop-rivet.L shaped carriage 310 can have opening 310A at a flange of the carriage 310 that again is shaped, L shaped carriage 310 is attached to Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296.L shaped carriage 310 also can have

opening

311B and 311C at another flange of L shaped carriage 310, so that removable front section 278 is attached to the optical fiber case, as hereinafter in conjunction with Figure 27 more detailed description.In one embodiment, L shaped carriage 310 can adopt form (for example seeing Fig. 6) similar in appearance to installation bracket disclosed above and Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296 can have hasp attachment features disclosed above (for example seeing Fig. 6), and L shaped carriage 310 is attached to Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296 with can exempting from instrument.Removable front section 278 also can have door 312.Door 312 is configured to be attached to base 288 and can opens and closes.

In case each assembly of the removable front section 278 of Figure 25 is assembled, removable front section 278 will be similar to the removable front section 278 of Figure 26 A.Figure 26 A illustrates door 312 and is the front perspective view of the removable front section 278 of the optical fiber case of closing.Door 312 can have one or more bolt-lock 314 to be used for opening and closing door 312.

Figure 26 B illustrates the front perspective view of the door 312 removable front section 278 of opening.Because door 312 is opened, as seen a plurality of anchor clamps 292 become.A plurality of anchor clamps 292 are used for guiding control and management optical cable and optical fiber, include but not limited to optical fiber bonding line cable.Optical fiber bonding line cable or other optical cables and optical fiber can guide and be directed into the opening 270 on the either side of removable front section 278 and guide out from described opening 270 by one or more anchor clamps in a plurality of anchor clamps 292.In addition, rubber buttonhole 308 can be moved to another point of coming in and going out and optical fiber bonding line cable or other optical cables and optical fiber is guided into removable front section 278 or guides out from removable front section 278 being used for.In one embodiment, door 312 also can comprise one or more antelabium 315.Antelabium 315 is configured to allow Folding card (not shown) to be attached to removedly antelabium 315.

Figure 26 C illustrates the top front perspective view of the door 312 removable front section 278 that are removed.Figure 26 D illustrates another front perspective view of the door 312 removable front section 278 that are removed.Referring to Figure 26 C, top panel 298 has a plurality of collectors 316 that are placed on the top panel 298.A plurality of collectors 316 are configured to take in a plurality of anchor clamps 292.In one embodiment, each anchor clamps 292 in a plurality of anchor clamps 292 have hook 318, and described hook 318 is configured to optionally be engaged in the collector in a plurality of collectors 316, and then anchor clamps 292 are attached to top panel 298.Each anchor clamps in a plurality of anchor clamps 292 insert below top panel 298, so that the hook 318 on each corresponding anchor clamps 292 is engaged in the collector in a plurality of collectors 316, thereby corresponding anchor clamps 292 are locked in the corresponding collector 316.Bottom panel 290 also can have a plurality of collectors of similar collector 316, and described a plurality of collectors are configured to take in a plurality of anchor clamps 292 so that a plurality of anchor clamps 292 also can be attached to bottom panel 290.

Figure 27 illustrates the front perspective view of the removable front section 278 that just is attached to optical fiber case 320.Optical fiber case 320 can be any type and can assemble by any way.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 320 can be exempted from instrument ground and be assembled, and is disclosed about Figure 14 to Figure 18 as mentioned.Optical fiber case 320 can have the installation bracket 322 of each side that is attached to optical fiber case 320.In one embodiment, installation bracket 322 can be similar to above in Fig. 4 to Fig. 8 any one in the disclosed installation bracket and can be attached to disclosed optical fiber case 320 among Fig. 4 to Fig. 8.Installation bracket 322 can have the opening 324 of a plurality of key hole shapes.In one embodiment, opening 324 that can 326 places, top of each have the opening 324 of a key hole shape and 328 places, bottom of each have a key hole shape in installation bracket 322 in installation bracket 322.In one embodiment, installation bracket 322 also can comprise a plurality of elliptical openings 330 and a plurality of circular port 332.In one embodiment, described a plurality of circular port 332 can be arranged in installation bracket 322 each 334 places, center or near.In other embodiments, the opening 324 of key hole shape, elliptical openings 330 and circular port 332 can have different shapes.Installation bracket 322 also can have a plurality of grooves 336, and described a plurality of grooves 336 allow to have living space removable front section 278 other devices such as grade are attached to optical fiber case 320, such as more detailed description hereinafter.

Continue to comprise illustration with reference to figure 27(), although removable front section 278 has a plurality of teat 338(teat 338 on the only visible right panel 296 in Figure 27 in

top

340 and 342 places, bottom of each in Left-Hand Panel 294 and right panel 296).For removable front section 278 is attached to optical fiber case 320, removable front section 278 is through locating so that teat 338 is engaged in the groove 336 of installation bracket 322.This operation is aimed at the opening 311B of the L shaped carriage 310 of removable front section 278 with the circular port 332 of installation bracket 322, and the opening 311C of L shaped carriage 310 is aimed at the elliptical openings 330 of installation bracket 322.One or more opening among the opening 311B of L shaped carriage that subsequently can be by removable front section 278 and put securing member such as screw or pop-rivet etc. by the circular port 332 of installation bracket 322 is to be attached to securely optical fiber case 320 with removable front section 278.

Figure 28 illustrates the front perspective view of the removable front section 278 that is attached to optical fiber case 344, and wherein the optical fiber bonding line is guided out from the side of removable front section 278.Door 312 is opened, and allows to touch the inside of removable front section 278.Optical fiber case 344 in the embodiment of Figure 28 has the optical fibre face plate 346 that is loaded in the removable front section 278, although the optical fiber device of any kind (including but not limited to optical fiber module and box) all can be loaded in the removable front section 278.Optical fiber bonding line 348 is connected to optical fibre face plate 346 and can guides and be guided out by the opening 270 from the either side of removable front section 278 subsequently by anchor clamps 292.

Figure 29 to Figure 34 illustrates for the optical fiber case or is attached to each embodiment of front bonding line management device of the removable front section of optical fiber case.

Figure 29 is the front perspective view of optical fiber case 350, and described front perspective view illustrates the removable front section 278 that has with a plurality of removable front bonding line management device 280 of buttonhole 352, as before mentioned in Figure 24.Front bonding line management device 280 helps optical fiber management and guiding.In one embodiment, front bonding line management device 280 can be and can easily remove.Front bonding line management device 280 can be positioned on the top section 282 and/or base section 284 of removable front section 278.

In one embodiment, front bonding line management device 280 comprises a plurality of buttonhole/fixture assemblies 354 for optical fiber case 350 or removable front section 278.Each can comprise anchor clamps 356 and buttonhole 352 in buttonhole/fixture assembly 354.In one embodiment, buttonhole 352 can be made by rubber.In one embodiment, buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can be installed on top and bottom in the opening 355 of front portion of optical fiber case 350 removedly.Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can be by sliding in the opening 355 in the optical fiber case 350, and be installed to removedly optical fiber case 350.

The inside that front bonding line management device 280 can be installed in optical fiber case 350 removedly to be helping the optical fiber management, or the outside that is installed in optical fiber case 350 is with as external fiber management device or assembly, illustrated in Figure 30.Figure 30 is the front perspective view of the optical fiber case 350 of Figure 29, the fiber management of the optical fiber bonding line 358 of bonding line management device 280 before described front perspective view illustrates and uses.Door 312 is opened, and allows to touch the inside of removable front section 278.Optical fiber case 350 in the embodiment of Figure 30 has the optical fibre face plate 346 that is loaded in the removable front section 278, although the optical fiber device of any kind (including but not limited to optical fiber module and box) can be loaded in the removable front section 278.Although the embodiment of Figure 30 illustrates removable front section 278, in other embodiments, optical fiber case 350 can not have removable front section 278, but and optical fibre face plate 346 automatic loadings in optical fiber case 350.

Optical fiber bonding line 358 is connected to optical fibre face plate 346, and in one embodiment, can guide out from optical fiber case 350 by the opening 270 on the either side of removable front section 278.In one embodiment, some bonding line in the optical fiber bonding line 358 can be guided out from optical fiber case 350 by the buttonhole 352 of front bonding line management device 280.For example, in Figure 30, some the optical fiber bonding lines in the optical fiber bonding line 358 are directly guided the buttonhole 352 that passes through a front bonding line management device the front bonding line management device 280 from optical fibre face plate 346.In one embodiment, the optical fiber bonding line 358 buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 of bonding line management device 280 and subsequently by the opening 270 on the either side of removable front section 278 before the break-through at first.For example, some the optical fiber bonding lines in the optical fiber bonding line 358 are guided through the anchor clamps 356B of a front bonding line management device in the front bonding line management device 280 and by the opening 270 on the left side of removable front section 278.

The variety of option of optical fiber guiding and management is provided on the top section 282 by front bonding line management device 280 being positioned at removable front section 278 and/or the base section 284.For example, in Figure 30, some the optical fiber bonding lines in the optical fiber bonding line 358 be guided through anchor clamps 356B and subsequently by the one in the front bonding line management device 280 at the anchor clamps 356C at top section 282 places and subsequently by the opening 270 on the right side of removable front section 278.Some optical fiber bonding lines in the optical fiber bonding line 358 are guided and only are by the anchor clamps (anchor clamps 356C) at top section 282 places in the anchor clamps of a front bonding line management device in the front bonding line management device 280, after this again guiding by the opening 270 on the right side of removable front section 278.At last, some optical fiber bonding lines in the optical fiber bonding line 358 are guided through one or the many persons (anchor clamps 356D and 356E) at base section 284 places in the anchor clamps of the one in the front bonding line management device 280, after this again guiding by the opening 270 on the right side of removable front section 278.Although not shown among Figure 30, some the optical fiber bonding line in the optical fiber bonding line 358 can be in the situation that be guided through opening 270 guidings by one or many persons at bottom section 284 places in the buttonhole 352 on the front bonding line management device 280.

Figure 31 is the front perspective view of front bonding line management device 280, is used for diagram with the more details of this specific implementations of the fiber management assembly of the break-through buttonhole of Figure 29 and Figure 30.In one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 31, front bonding line management device 280 can comprise buttonhole/fixture assembly 354.Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can comprise guiding anchor clamps or anchor clamps 356 and be installed in opening or port 360 in buttonhole 352 to allow the optical fiber guiding by buttonhole/fixture assembly 354.Provide port 360 to allow the optical fiber guiding by port 360, as discussed previously.If the optical fiber guiding will remove suitable buttonhole 352 so by port 360.But buttonhole 352 is removable and block ports 360, enter in optical fiber case or the removable front section to prevent dust or chip, for example, when port 360 is not used in the guiding optical fiber.Buttonhole 352 can be made with the material of any type, comprises flexible material.As extra limiting examples, buttonhole 352 can be made by polymkeric substance or the rubber of any type.In one embodiment, anchor clamps 356 can be guiding anchor clamps/optical fiber holder.

In this embodiment, illustrated in Figure 31, a plurality of anchor clamps 356 can be placed in the base 362, and one of them anchor clamps 356 is placed on the first end 365 of base 362 and another anchor clamps 356 are placed on the second end 367 of base 362.Equally in this embodiment, anchor clamps 356 comprise the first bow-shaped part 369, described the first bow-shaped part 369 has first terminal the 371 and second end 373 that is attached to base 362, the second end 375 of the described second terminal 373 adjacent second components 377, described second component 377 has the first end 379 that is attached to base 362.The first bow-shaped part 369 and second component 377 can be flexible.In this embodiment, when inwardly not exerting pressure F1 towards 377 pairs of the first bow-shaped parts 369 of second component, the second end 373 of the first bow-shaped part 369 is in abutting connection with the second end 375 of second component 377.The second end 373 of the first bow-shaped part 369 is configured to when inwardly exerting pressure F1 towards 377 pairs of the first bow-shaped parts 369 of second component, separates from second terminal 375 of second component 377.

Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 also can comprise the base 362 with one or more mounting hole 364, illustrated in Figure 31, is installed to the optical fiber case to allow buttonhole/fixture assembly 354.In this embodiment, anchor clamps 356 are attached to base 362.Mounting hole 364 can be used as securing member (not shown), and for example screw, pop-rivet, or connector securing member (plunger fastener) are to be attached to the optical fiber case with buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 removedly.Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 keeps optical fiber bonding lines (for example, the optical fiber bonding line 358 among Figure 30), and produce simultaneously the path and terminate in optical fiber in the optical conenctor with guiding.In one embodiment, buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can be attached to the optical fiber management-plane removedly, and can be installed in the position identical with connector panel.In another embodiment, illustrated in Figure 29, buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can be installed on top and bottom in the opening 355 of front portion of optical fiber case 350 removedly.Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can be installed to case removedly by sliding in the opening 355 in the optical fiber case 350.

Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 also can have permission buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 and reach the feature of installing in different positions in different directions.How the front bonding line management device that Figure 32 illustrates with buttonhole can be installed on the described front bonding line management device side to set up the horizontal fiber management of optical fiber case outside.In the embodiment of Figure 32, the buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 at place, the top of optical fiber case 350 is installed on described optical fiber case 350 sides removedly to set up the horizontal fiber management of optical fiber case 350 outsides.This will use size is 1.75 inches 1U stand unit space.Yet buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can allow the optical fiber case directly to be stacked in each other on the top and still keep the break-through feature through removing.

In addition, buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 can use the mounted apparatus identical with connector panel and be installed in the position identical with being connected panel.Figure 33 illustrates front bonding line management device with buttonhole and how can be installed in and replace optical fibre face plate to realize fiber management in the optical fiber case.In the embodiment of Figure 33,1U optical fiber case 366 has a plurality of openings 368.Optical fibre face plate 370 can be seated in the one in a plurality of openings 368.In another opening 368, the front bonding line management device 280 that comprises one or more buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 is flatly located.Buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 also can comprise the base 362 with one or more mounting hole 364, illustrated in Figure 31, is installed to optical fiber case 366 to allow buttonhole/fixture assembly 354.For example the securing member of illustrated connector securing member 372 can be used for buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 is attached to optical fiber case 366 removedly among Figure 33.In other embodiments, different securing member (for example screw or pop-rivet) can be used for replacing connector securing member 372.

Front bonding line management device 280 with buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 disclosed above can be attached to the optical fiber case removedly.The terminal user can configure in many ways front bonding line management device 280 or when not required front bonding line management device 280 removed.Various other modes of bonding line management device 280 also are possible before installing, include but not limited to front bonding line management device 280 is slided in the cut-out in the wall of optical fiber case 280, use the hasp of the cut-off parts of bolt-lock in the wall of optical fiber case that front bonding line management device 280 is installed on the side of optical fiber case 280, or before install with connector the position identical with fiber adapter panel or module bonding line management device 280.In addition, buttonhole in buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 352 allow optical fiber according to the direction of buttonhole/fixture assembly 354 and in any direction (include but not limited to, rear, above or below) change, illustrated in above Figure 30.

Figure 34 is the skeleton view that is configured to the substituting optical fiber case 374 of support of optical fibre module 376.In one embodiment, optical fiber case 374 also can be by using removable panel holder (open more in detail in Figure 37 A to Figure 37 G) support of optical fiber panel (illustrated optical fibre face plate 378 in such as Figure 36 A) interchangeably.Optical fiber case 374 is configured in vertical direction support of optical fibre equipment.Figure 34 illustrates the optical fiber case 374 of support of optical fibre module 376.If optical fibre face plate 378 need to be provided in optical fiber case 374, so removable panel holder 380(sees Figure 37 A to Figure 37 G) can be installed in the base 382 and top 384 of optical fiber case 374, illustrated in Figure 35 A to Figure 35 C.

Figure 35 A to Figure 35 C is respectively skeleton view, perspective low coverage figure and the perspective low coverage sectional drawing of removable panel holder 380, and described removable panel holder 380 is installed in the optical fiber case 374 so that optical fiber case 374 interchangeably support of optical fiber panel 378 and optical fiber module 376.Removable panel holder 380 can be installed among the anterior 374A of optical fiber case 374, maybe can be installed among the rear portion 374B of optical fiber case 374.The collector 386 that base 382 contains opening form is to take in and the flange 388(of fixing removable panel holder 380 sees that Figure 37 A is to 37G).Removable panel holder 380 is fixed to the collector 386 in the base 382, as hereinafter describing more comprehensively.

Figure 36 A is the skeleton view of the optical fiber case 374 among Figure 35 A, and wherein removable panel holder 380 is installed in base 382 and the top 384 with can support of optical fiber panel 378.Figure 36 B is the skeleton view of the optical fiber case 374 among Figure 35 A, removable panel holder 380 wherein is installed and inserts with the embolus 390 that the form of pushing pin of optical fibre face plate 378 provides in the jack 392 of removable panel holder 380 with the optical fibre face plate 378 in the support of optical fiber case 374.In another embodiment, the form that embolus 390 can connector provides.

Illustrated in Figure 37 A to Figure 37 G, removable panel holder 380 comprises flange 388.Flange 388 is configured to collector 386(Figure 35 A to Figure 35 C of inserted base 382) in so that removable panel holder 380 is attached to base 382.Flange 388 in this embodiment is circular, but also can use other shapes.Flange 388 is placed in the first side 394 of removable panel holder 380.Be placed in the embolus 390 that jack 392 in the second side 396 of removable panel holder 380 is configured to take in optical fibre face plate 378, illustrated in Figure 36 A to Figure 36 B.In this embodiment, the first side 394 can meet at right angles substantially with the second side 396.

With reference to figure 35A and Figure 35 C and Figure 37 A to Figure 37 G, removable panel holder 380 flange 388 be configured in the first area 398 of collector 386 of inserted base 382 and slide in the second area 400 of collector 386 so that removable panel holder 380 is attached to base 382.Bearing or stretcher 402 are placed between flange 388 and the first side 394 so that flange 388 leaves the first side 394 and extend a segment distance, so that flange 388 can be inserted in the collector 386 in the base 382.Flange 388 slidably arrives the back of the second area 400 of collector 386 subsequently, and described second area 400 has the opening size less than the size of flange 388.

Flange 388 can not remove from collector 386, unless until flange 388 slides when getting back to the first area 398 of collector 386, the opening size of first area 398 will allow flange 388 to remove from collector 386.Thrust 404 also be placed in the first side 394 of removable panel holder 380 with in the second area 400 that is arranged to collector 386 further removable panel holder 380 is fixed to base 382.In one embodiment, for flange 388 is removed from collector 386, removable panel holder 380 is carried on a little in vertical direction, until thrust 404 exceeds base 382.In one embodiment, removable panel holder 380 also can become the position of 180 (180) degree to be installed in the base 382 with Figure 35 B discussed above with illustrated direction among Figure 35 C, so that the optical fibre face plate or the optical fiber module/box that are placed in the base 382 are mobile by oneself.

Figure 38 is for so that optical fiber case 408 interchangeably support of optical fiber panel and optical fiber module and be installed in the skeleton view of another the removable panel holder 406 in the optical fiber case 408.Figure 39 A to Figure 39 D illustrates respectively bottom view, side view, front view and the rear view of the removable panel holder 406 among Figure 38.Removable panel holder 406 is configured to be attached to the rail system 410 that is placed in the optical fiber case 408 so that removable panel holder 406 is attached to optical fiber case 408 with the support of optical fiber panel.Rail system 410 is configured to the optical fiber module in the support of optical fiber case 408 when removable panel holder 406 is not attached to rail system 410.Thus, removable panel holder 406 each self-contained groove 409 that are configured to take in the track 412 that is placed in the optical fiber case 408 are to be attached to optical fiber case 408 with removable panel holder 406.Similar removable panel holder 380, removable panel holder 406 contains the jack 413 that is placed in the anchor clamps, described jack 413 is configured to take in pushing pin or the embolus of connector form from optical fibre face plate, optical fibre face plate being fixed to removable panel holder 406, thereby be fixed to optical fiber case 408.Thrust 414 is placed in the removable panel holder 406 (illustrated in Figure 38), and is configured to collector 416 engagements further removable panel holder 406 is fixed to optical fiber case 408.The part of removable panel holder 406 is settled or be provided as to support component 418 so that support structure to be provided, illustrated in Figure 39 A and Figure 39 B.

The base of optical fiber case (for example base 382 of the optical fiber case 374 among Figure 35 A and Figure 36 A, or the base of the optical fiber case 408 among Figure 38) can be configured to support of optical fiber panel or optical fiber module/box.For the support of optical fiber panel, collector (such as the collector 416 among Figure 38) is placed in

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374 or 408 to take in removable panel holder 406.If need to support one or more optical fiber module, do not use so removable panel holder 406.On the contrary, one or more optical fiber module comprises the track guide, and described track guide is configured to take in the optical fiber case 374 that is placed in Figure 35 A and Figure 36 A or the track in the optical fiber case 408 among Figure 38.

Figure 40 A to Figure 40 D illustrates the various views for the exemplary track 412 of the optical fiber case 408 of Figure 38.In one embodiment, track 412 has three section 412-1,412-2, the 412-3 that is formed by two grooving 415-1,415-2.Grooving 415-1,415-2 are used for optical fiber module or box are locked in track 412, as hereinafter discussing more in detail.Track 412 also can have a pair of bolt-lock 419-1, and described bolt-lock 419-1 can extend from section 412-2 in one embodiment, illustrated in Figure 40 A to Figure 40 D.Track 412 can have groove 417 in the end of section 412-1.Track 412 also can have bolt-lock 419-2 in an end of track 412, for example in the end of part 412-3, illustrated in Figure 40 A to Figure 40 D.Bolt-lock 419-1,419-2 can be used for track 412 is attached to the optical fiber case 374 of Figure 35 A and Figure 36 B, or the optical fiber case 408 of Figure 38.In one embodiment, bolt-lock 419-1,419-2 can be engaged in the collector 383 in the base 382 of the optical fiber case 374 that is placed in Figure 35 A and Figure 36 B and can be used for track 412 is attached to optical fiber case 374.Bolt-lock 419-1,419-2 can be flexible and flexible, so that bolt-lock 419-1,419-2 produce deflection to allow bolt-lock 419-1,419-2 to extend in the collector 383 track 412 is fixed to the base 382 of the optical fiber case 374 of Figure 35 A and Figure 36 B.Figure 41 A and Figure 41 B are respectively exemplary optics fibre module on the track that can be installed in the optical fiber case 408 of Figure 38 or front perspective view and the side view of box 422.As illustrated in the front perspective view and top view of the optical fiber module/box 422 among Figure 41 A and Figure 41 B, optical fiber module/box 422 comprises case 422H respectively, and described case 422H comprises the first terminal 422-1 and the second terminal 422-2.Track guide 421A, 421B are placed in respectively in case 422H on the first terminal 422-1 and the second terminal 422-2 of case 422H.Therefore, when the rear portion 422R of optical fiber module/box 422 was inserted on the track 412 that is placed on the optical fiber case 408, track guide 421A, the 421B of optical fiber module/box 422 aimed at track 412.Track guide 421A, 421B take in track 412.Optical fiber module/box 422 can slide from the anterior 408F of optical fiber case 408 get back to rear portion 408R(Figure 38 of optical fiber case 408), until the front side 422F of optical fiber module/box 422 on track 412 grooving 415-1 or the one among the 415-2 in lock onto the appropriate location.

Optical fiber module/box 422 can be respectively locks onto appropriate location on the track 412 by being provided at thrust 401A, 401B among bolt-lock system 403A, the 403B that is placed among track guide 421A, the 421B.Illustrated in Figure 41 A and Figure 41 B, thrust 401A, 401B are configured to be fixed among the grooving 415-2 that is placed in the track 412 separately, so that optical fiber module/box 422 is locked onto the appropriate location.When needs make optical fiber module/box 422 break away from from track 412, bolt-

lock

405A, 405B inwardly can be pushed away towards optical fiber module/box 422, so that thrust 401A, 401B are from grooving 415-2 disengaging, so that track guide 421A, the 421B of optical fiber module/box 422 are mobile near the track 412 of optical fiber case 408.In one embodiment, optical fiber module/box 422 is slidably to track 412, so that thrust 401A, 401B lock onto the appropriate location in grooving 415-1 rather than in grooving 415-2.

Therefore, illustrated optical fiber case 408 provides the track of integration or track to accommodate large-scale concatenation module among Figure 38, and wherein removable panel holder is used for fixing optical fibre face plate or less optical fiber module.The track of integrating or track allow the optical fiber case to work with any panel that is designed for the case such as 4U case, only realize to mate required panel by changing adapter.Track allows the optical fiber module to slide into the appropriate location, with the free space in the maximization use optical fiber case.Removable panel holder also allow front to after direction on a plurality of installation sites, thereby the permission user moves to optical fibre face plate the position of more caving in may need exceptional space with use assembly when needed, includes but not limited to that online attenuator (in-line attenuator) or other devices are used as a limiting examples.

Hereinafter disclosed embodiment also comprises the door fiber management of optical fiber case, and relevant assembly and method.In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of optical fiber case.Described optical fiber case comprises the cover box, and described cover box defines at least one internal chamber that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Described optical fiber case also comprises at least one door, and described door is attached to the cover box and is configured at least a portion of described at least one internal chamber of sealing when door is closed.Described optical fiber case also comprises and is placed in described at least one fiber management assembly at least one.Described door can be Qianmen, back door, or is all Qianmen and back door, or is attached as or is provided as any other door of the part of optical fiber case.The fiber management assembly can be fiber management device or the assembly of any type, includes but not limited to loose memory device or assembly, guiding guide and expanding body holder.

Thus, Figure 42 is the rear view of the optical fiber case 420 opened of back door 424, and described optical fiber case 420 has fully loaded the optical fiber module/box 422 that is attached to track.In one embodiment, optical fiber module/box 422 can be the optical fiber splice tray.Optical fiber case 420 has fully loaded optical fiber module/box 422.In other embodiments, optical fiber case 420 can be mounted with optical fibre face plate, fiber optic connector, or the optical fiber module.Optical fiber case 420 has the back door 424 of opening to allow to touch optical fiber module/box 422.Optical fiber case 420 in this embodiment defines cover box 423, and described cover box 423 defines internal chamber 425, and described internal chamber 425 is configured to support the optical fiber equipment 427 that is placed in the described internal chamber 425.Back door 424 is attached to cover box 423 and is configured at the back door 424 and closes and at least a portion of sealed interior 425 during near cover box 423.

In the optical fiber case, fiber optic cable management carries out in the rear portion on the bottom of optical fiber case usually.Optical fiber falls apart and stores on the bottom and top of the rear section that is arranged in optical fiber case 420.There is time space very limited, thereby causes bad fiber management.In an embodiment disclosed herein, back door 424 can be through adjusting to be used for the optical fiber case to store astigmatic cable and to be provided for the position that stress relaxes.In addition, back door 424 also can be used for fixing optical fiber transformation box.424 have extra storage to have vacateed the space in the inside of optical fiber case to touch better the optical fiber module at the back door.Especially true when using large-scale concatenation module, because on bottom or top, only exist a small amount of space to be used for fibre-optic loose storage, so the storage on the back door provides storage space, otherwise optical fiber just will be placed in bottom or the top of optical fiber case.When opened at back door 424, fibre bundle rotated and departs from the user, thereby more safely touches the rear portion of optical fiber module.

Continuation is the fiber management component placement of loose memory module 429 forms in the inside surface 431 at back door 424 with reference to Figure 42 and Figure 43 B to Figure 43 C.To store fibre-optic loose heap 442, described fibre-optic loose heap 442 is connected to the optical fiber equipment 427 that is placed in the optical fiber case 420 to loose memory module 429, illustrated in Figure 43 B and Figure 43 C through design.In this embodiment, loose memory module 429 is comprised of two (2) individual trays 444, and each tray comprises two (2) individual flange 433A, 433B.In this embodiment, tray 444 is placed in the periphery at back door 424.Flange 433A, 443B form with first component 435A, 435B and second component 437A, 437B separately, described first component is placed in the first panel and is attached to inside surface 431 as the back door 424 of base, described second component 437A, 437B are attached to first component 435A, 435B, intersect to form loose storage area 439A, 439B in flange 433A, 433B with the first panel in the second panel.Other fiber management assemblies comprise the guiding guide, also can be placed in the back door 424 or on, comprise inside surface 431 or the outside surface at back door 424.In addition, the fiber management assembly can be placed on any door of optical fiber case 420, comprises back door 424 or Qianmen etc.

Figure 43 A is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 428 in the equipment stand, and described rear view illustrates the illustrative embodiments of the fiber management assembly of the loose storage of optical fiber on the back door 426 of optical fiber case 428 and fiber management form.Figure 43 A illustrates the loose store and management of optical fiber on the back door 426 of optical fiber case 428.When opened at back door 426, back door 426 can pivot downwards around the pivoting point 430 between back door 426 and the optical fiber case 428.In one embodiment, pivoting point 430 can be hinge.Back door 426 can have a plurality of guiding anchor clamps 432 and be placed on the back door 426.In one embodiment, back door 426 also can have a plurality of antelabium 434 and is placed on the back door 426.In one embodiment, one or more transformation box 436 can be attached to back door 426 by an antelabium 434 of correspondence.In another embodiment, tumble card (not shown) can be attached to back door 426 by antelabium 434.In one embodiment, back door 426 also can have near one or more stress that are positioned at the pivoting point 430 and relaxes position 438.

Optical fiber or optical cable can be directed into the rear portion of optical fiber case 428.In the embodiment of Figure 43 A, optical cable is the separator tube with one or more optical fiber 442, and described optical fiber 442 is connected to one or more optical fiber module/box 422.Optical fiber 442 can near the stress the pivoting point 430 at back door 426 relax 438 places, position be stress relax when open at back door 426, to minimize the movement of optical fiber.Optical fiber 442 will be guided near pivoting point 430.Guiding anchor clamps 432 can be retained on optical fiber 442 in the ring, and described ring is greater than the minimum bending radius of optical fiber 442.When using tie-type optical fiber, change when box 436 is used in connection and launch band to form independent optical fiber.Back door 426 also has device (antelabium 434), and these launch thing or change box 436 with fixing.

Optical fiber case 428 can have any size.In addition, optical fiber case 428 not necessarily is installed on the optical fiber case of equipment stand.For example, optical fiber case 428 can be that wall is installed the optical fiber case.Back door 426 can be made by metal or plastics.

Continue with reference to figure 43A, comprise the fiber management assembly of guiding anchor clamps 432, be placed in the pedestal or base 445 that is attached to back door 426 inside surfaces 447.Like this, guiding anchor clamps 432 are placed in 426 tops, back door in the mode of raising.Base 445 can comprise one or more groove 449 with allow base 445 to be placed in around any other assembly in the back door 426 and not with back door 426 in any other assembly disturb.If do not need or unnecessary with extra fiber management component placement on back door 426, removable base 445 then.Base 445 can be the shape of any necessity, includes but not limited to rectangle and circle shape or ellipse.Base 445 can use one or more securing member and be attached to back door 426.Although not shown, base 445 and the fiber management assembly that is placed in the base 445 also can be placed in the Qianmen.

Figure 43 B is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 428 in the equipment stand, and described rear view illustrates the loose storage of optical fiber on the back door 426 of the optical fiber case 428 with optical fiber splice tray and the substituting embodiment of managing.In the embodiment of Figure 43 B, the optical cable that directs into optical fiber case 428 rear portions is the separator tube 440 with one or more optical fiber 442, and described one or more optical fiber 442 is connected to one or more optical fiber module/box 422.In the embodiment of Figure 43 B, optical fiber 442 will be guided near pivoting point 430.Optical fiber 442 is retained in the ring greater than optical fiber 442 minimum bending radius in the tray 444, and described tray is positioned at the place, bottom at back door 426.

Figure 43 C is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 428 in the equipment stand, and described rear view illustrates the loose storage of optical fiber on the back door 426 of the optical fiber case 428 with optical fibre face plate and the substituting embodiment of managing.In the embodiment of Figure 43 C, the optical cable that directs into optical fiber case 428 rear portions is the separator tube 440 with one or more optical fiber 442.Optical fiber 442 changes 900 microns optical fibers 446 into, and described 900 microns optical fibers 446 are connected to one or more optical fiber module/box 422.In the embodiment of Figure 43 C, optical fiber 442 will be guided near pivoting point 430.Optical fiber 442 is retained in the ring greater than the minimum bending radius of the optical fiber 442 in the tray 444, and described tray is positioned at the place, bottom at back door 426.In the embodiment of Figure 43 C, 900 microns optical fibers 446 also can be guided by one or more guiding anchor clamps 448 in optical fiber case 428 rear portions.

Below disclosed embodiment also comprise the fiber management of optical fiber case, and relevant assembly and method.In one embodiment, the invention provides a kind of fiber management device.The fiber management device comprises base and is attached to base and is configured to manage one or more fibre-optic at least one fiber management assembly.At least one opening is placed in the base and is configured to guides one or more optical fiber from base.As limiting examples, the fiber management assembly can be to be configured to guide one or more fibre-optic guiding guide.

Thus, Figure 44 is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 450 in the equipment stand, and wherein fiber management device 452 is installed in the optical fiber case 450.Optical fiber case 450 has fiber management device 452, and described fiber management device 452 is positioned at the rear section of the optical fiber case 450 that can remove from optical fiber case 450.Fiber management device 452 can be used for the loose storage of optical fiber and fiber management in the optical fiber case of LAN and data center environment.Fiber management device 452 can be stored the separator tube putting into or the loose heap of optical cable and also manage discriminably 900 microns optical fibers and other optical cables or optical fiber.

Fiber management device 452 can stress relaxes the optical cable putting into, the loose heap of optical cable is stored on the reference field of fiber management device 452, and uses the guiding anchor clamps that 900 microns optical fibers are stored on the surface level of raising.Fiber management device 452 also can be removable, thereby allows the technician optical cable and loose heap to be installed, guided and be configured in the outside of optical fiber case 450.Exactly, the removable optical fiber management device 452 of technician and described fiber management device 452 is seated in worktable or table is upper freely to install, to guide and to configure optical cable also provides stress to relax in each standard practices and the guiding optical fiber.The guiding after, the technician can in the situation that not tool using easily fiber management device 452 is installed in the optical fiber case 450.

See Figure 44 and Figure 45, optical fiber case 450 is installed in the typical equipment stand 454, and wherein back door 456 is downward.Fiber management device 452 can be installed in 456 inside, back door, on the bottom panel 457 of optical fiber case 450.In this embodiment, fiber management device 452 comprises the base 460 that is configured to support at least one fiber management assembly.Base 460 comprises the attachment means of at least one sectional fixture or teat 466 forms, and described attachment means is placed in the base 460 and is configured to takes in that by at least one collector 467 that is placed in the optical fiber case 450 base 460 is fixed in the optical fiber case 450.In case of necessity, teat 466 can be provided on each side or end of base 460.Base 460 is configured so that teat 466 can remove to remove base 460 from optical fiber case 450 from collector 467.Perhaps, other securing members can be used for base 460 is fixed on optical fiber case 450 inside.For example, described securing member can be wing screw.One or more groove 473 also can be placed in the base 460 so that base 460 does not disturb with other assemblies that are placed in the optical fiber case.

Figure 45 is mounted in the rear view of the optical fiber case 450 in the equipment stand among Figure 44, and wherein the fiber management device 452 among Figure 44 is removed from optical fiber case 450.

Figure 46 A is the front perspective view of the fiber management device 452 among Figure 45.Fiber management device 452 has a plurality of guiding anchor clamps 458 on the base 460 that is placed in fiber management device 452.In one embodiment, fiber management device 452 can be rectangle.In one embodiment, fiber management device 452 also comprises the loose memory module of tray 459 forms around the periphery 461 of fiber management device 452.Tray 459 is configured to storage and/or keeps fibre-optic loose storage.Tray 459 can comprise first component 481, and described first component 481 upwards and subsequently inwardly angularly extends from base 460, to provide second component 483 the astigmatism fiber is remained on fiber management device 452 inside.A plurality of guiding anchor clamps 458 have pedestal 462 and top section 464 separately, so that guiding anchor clamps 458 are lifted to the surface level of base 460 tops of fiber management device 452.Pedestal 462 is placed in the base 460 the fiber management assembly with base for supporting 460 tops, and in this example, described fiber management assembly is guiding anchor clamps 458.In case of necessity, pedestal 462 can make guiding anchor clamps 458 around base 460 rotations, illustrated in Figure 46 A and 46B.Fiber management device 452 also can have the bottom panel 457 that a plurality of teats 466 are used for fiber management device 452 is fastened to optical fiber case 450.Base 460 also can have the bottom panel 457 that one or more wing screw 468 is used for fiber management device 452 is fastened to optical fiber case 450.

Figure 46 B is the front perspective view of the fiber management device 452 among Figure 46 A, and described front perspective view illustrates with separator tube and 900 microns fibre-optic exemplary fiber optic cable guidings.Separator tube 470 can be through guiding with the base 460 along fiber management device 452, and 900 microns optical fibers 472 can be through guiding with one or more top section 464 by guiding anchor clamps 458, so that 900 microns optical fibers 472 are guided and are stored on the surface level of raising from the reference field of separator tube 470.Like this, can use will fall apart at one time storage, guiding and management of individual devices to offer separator tube 470 and 900 microns optical fibers 472.In one embodiment, fiber management device 452 also can comprise lanceolar bolster 474 near one or more corner 476 of fiber management device 452, to provide stress to relax to putting the separator tube 470 that comes into.

Figure 46 C is the top front perspective view with the fiber management device 452 among Figure 45 of exemplary optics fiber splicing pallet.Fiber management device 452 in this embodiment is similar to the embodiment of Figure 46 B, and anchor clamps 458 are removed and optical fiber splicing pallet 478 is provided on the base 460 of fiber management device 452 but guide.Figure 46 D is the front perspective view of alternative optical fiber management device 480.In this example, fiber management device 480 also comprises the base 493 that is configured to support one or more fiber management assembly.Fiber management device 480 can be placed on arbitrary surface of optical fiber case, comprises the inside surface in the door of inside surface in the shell of optical fiber case and/or optical fiber case.Fiber management device 480 has a plurality of guiding anchor clamps 482 and is used for the fiber management assembly is guided and be stored as to separator tube to be used for guiding via the optical fiber of fiber management component placement.Guiding anchor clamps 482 can be similar to the guiding anchor clamps 356 among Figure 31 and contain identical feature, and are as discussed previously.Equally in this embodiment, guiding anchor clamps 482 can be placed on the common base 495 in the base 493 will guide anchor clamps 482 and are lifted to base 493 tops and provide dirigibility with the attached fiber management assembly that may maybe may be not suitable for directly being attached to the other types of base 493.

Fiber management device 480 also has the article holder of expansion device 484 and is used for guiding and stores one or more 900 microns optical fibers.As another example of fiber management, launch article holder device 484 and be configured to keep expanding body with the support of optical fiber.Fiber management device 480 also can have a plurality of lanceolar bolsters 486 and be used for providing stress to relax.In one embodiment, lanceolar bolster 486 is positioned on the edge 488 of fiber management device 480.Fiber management device 480 also can have a plurality of attachment means with a plurality of integration sectional fixture 490 forms, described attachment means is configured to fiber management device 480 is attached to the door of optical fiber case or optical fiber case, and this is the example on fiber management device 480 surface that can be attached to.

Fiber management device described herein can be made by metal or plastics.Except using single fiber management device, can also use two or more less fiber management devices, so that the fiber management device is provided in the different piece of optical fiber case, illustrated in Figure 47.Figure 47 is the rear view of optical fiber case, and described rear view illustrates the optical fiber storage of two (2) the individual fiber management devices that use the fiber management device 480 that is similar to Figure 46 D.Figure 47 illustrates optical fiber management and the storage in the rear portion of the case on top and the bottom.Optical fiber management and storage that the top is located are provided by the guiding anchor clamps, and provide the optical fiber on the bottom to manage and storage with fiber management device 480.

An available attachment case (be also referred to as case for subsequent use and maybe can expand case for subsequent use) provides extra feature and can be used for the degree of depth of expansion optical fiber case, illustrated in Figure 48 to Figure 50 B.In one embodiment, being attached to seven inches optical fiber cases being used for LAN and data center environment, described seven inches optical fiber cases can be installed in 19 inches or 23 inches equipment stands or the cabinet described attachment case through design.The attachment case relaxes bracket locations at stress and is attached to removedly the side of optical fiber case, and does not need to use any extra utensil.The attachment case allows the user to increase splicing, more loose storage, even has larger stress mitigation ability.Like this, the optical fiber case that the attachment case allows to be installed on equipment stand upgrades to splicing case, loose storage case from the connector case on equipment stand, or the stress of increase case relaxes capacity with storage plug and play cable set component.The attachment case increases the degree of depth of optical fiber case, and does not take more equipment stand space.

The attachment case can relate to the attachment features that uses on the optical fiber case and the optical fiber case instrument of simply exempting from is installed.The attachment case can and can not increase by the degree of depth that only increases the optical fiber case with the existing back door of optical fiber case highly saves rack space.In addition, the attachment case offers the more dirigibilities of user, because in fact the attachment case can add at any time, even after the optical fiber case is started working.

Thus, embodiment disclosed herein comprises that also device and relevant assembly and method are used for the capacity of expansion optical fiber case.In one embodiment, a kind of optical fiber device is provided, described optical fiber device comprises the attachment case, and described attachment case comprises side, top and the bottom of defining the attachment internal chamber, and described internal chamber is configured at least a portion of support of optical fibre equipment.The attachment case is the instrument of exempting from and is not configured to be attached to removedly the optical fiber case by any external fastening, thereby couple the capacity of attachment internal chamber and case internal chamber and expansion optical fiber case, described optical fiber case comprises the case internal chamber that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.

In one embodiment, the attachment case by means of be incorporated in attachment case and the optical fiber case at least one the hasp attachment and be attached to removedly the optical fiber case.In another embodiment, one or more optical module is installed in the attachment case.In another embodiment, optical module can include but not limited to that one or more branching unit tray, the loose storer of optical fiber bonding line and one or more stress relax device.

Thus, term " capacity " is used in reference to for any or all following limiting examples: the extra optical fiber case in the data distribution center; The internal capacity that the optical fiber case increases; Be used for adding the space of the increase of extra optical fiber case in the equipment stand; For generation of optical cable or the optical fiber space to the increase of the extra connection of optical fiber equipment; And the space that is used for the increase of support of optical fibre module, optical fibre face plate, branching unit tray, optical fiber bonding line storer and/or the outer optical fiber equipment of stress mitigation device single-candidate.As limiting examples, data distribution center can have the equipment stand that the space is used for specific quantity, but the optical fiber case of each equipment stand fixing specific quantity, but the optical module of each optical fiber case fixing specific quantity.By adding the attachment case to the optical fiber case, extra fibre-optic component can add data distribution center to and not add extras stand or optical fiber case.This is a limiting examples of expansion " capacity ".

Thus, Figure 48 is the front perspective view of optical fiber case, and described front perspective view illustrates the attachment the expanded case that separates with the optical fiber case.Figure 48 illustrates optical fiber case 492, attachment case 494 and the back door 496 that is separated from each other.Attachment case 494 has top 493, bottom 495 and one or more side 497, and these assemblies define the attachment internal chamber 499 that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment.Optical fiber case 492 can be any type, includes but not limited to any optical fiber case disclosed herein.Optical fiber case 492 has illustrated in the case internal chamber 501(Figure 51 and 52 that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment).In one embodiment, case internal chamber 501 can be similar to internal chamber 161 among internal chamber 135, Figure 16,17A and the 17B among Figure 15 or any one or many persons in the internal chamber 221 among Figure 19 A, 19B and the 20B.Back door 496 removes and attachment case 494 is attached to the rear portion of optical fiber case 492 from optical fiber case 492.Subsequently, back door 496 is reinstalled on the rear portion of attachment case 494.In Figure 48, illustrated attachment case 494 is with splicing pallet 498.

In one embodiment, attachment case 494 is by means of hasp attachment features as disclosed herein and be attached to optical fiber case 492.In one embodiment, attachment case 494 has a plurality of collectors 500,502 on the side 504,506 that is positioned at attachment case 494.In one embodiment, collector 500 can be foursquare and collector 502 can be arc, but in other embodiments, collector 500,502 can be any shape, includes but not limited to circle, semicircle, ellipse or key hole shape.Optical fiber case 492 can have on the left side 512 that is positioned at optical fiber case 492 a plurality of hasp attachments 508,510 of (and on the right side, but not shown among Figure 48).Hasp attachment 508,510 can be any shape corresponding to collector 500,502 shape.Collector 500 is configured to take in hasp attachment 508 and collector 502 is configured to take in hasp attachment 510, thereby removedly attachment case 494 is attached to optical fiber case 492.In one embodiment, one or more hasp attachment 510 form that can break away from button is configured to allow attachment case 494 easily to remove or dismantle from optical fiber case 492 rapidly.

Figure 49 is the front perspective view of optical fiber case 492, and described front perspective view illustrates the attachment the expanded case 494 that is assembled into optical fiber case 492.Figure 49 illustrates and is attached to optical fiber case 492 attachment case 494 afterwards.Can use hasp attachment 508 on the side of optical fiber case 492,510 and attachment case 494 is attached to optical fiber case 492 removedly.In case attachment case 494 is attached to optical fiber case 492 removedly, just provide the overhead provision that adds optical fiber equipment.Like this, optical fiber case 492 is configured at least a portion of support of optical fibre equipment, and attachment case 494 also is configured at least a portion of support of optical fibre equipment.

Be the various version of attachment case of the attachment case 494 that can be used as Figure 48 and Figure 49 illustrated in Figure 50 A and Figure 50 B.Figure 50 A is the rear view with the attachment expanded case 494 of the loose storage 514 of bonding line.Figure 50 B has the rear view that internal stress relaxes the attachment the expanded case 494 of carriage 516.

Attachment case disclosed herein can be attached to the case of any size removedly.In addition, described attachment case can provide other functions, includes but not limited to cooling fan and panel, so that extra concatenation ability to be provided.

Figure 51 is the rear view of exemplary optics fiber case, and how described rear view illustrates can be easily attached or remove the back door.In one embodiment, need to remove the back door, in order to the attachment case is attached to the optical fiber case, illustrated in Figure 48.Figure 51 illustrate have top 520, the optical fiber case 518 of left side 522, right side 524 and bottom 526.Top 520, left side 522, right side 524 and bottom 526 are defined the case internal chamber 501 of at least a portion that is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment together.526 edges 528 that have with

corner

530A, 530B, bottom.Sun hinge fraction 532A, 532B lay respectively at

corner

530A, 530B place or vicinity.Axostylus axostyle 534A, 534B extend from positive hinge fraction 532A, 532B.Back door 536 has a pair of

hinge part

538A, 538B, and described have passage 540A, a 540B that is configured to take in axostylus axostyle 534A, 534B to hinge part 538A, 538B.Provide teat 542 at the edge 528 near the bottom 526 of the optical fiber case 518 of positive hinge fraction 532A, 532B.

Figure 52 is the close up view how back door 536 among Figure 51 can easily be attached to optical fiber case 518 or remove from optical fiber case 518.

With reference to Figure 51 and Figure 52, teat 542 on the edge 528 of the bottom 526 of optical fiber case 518 can be elevated to allow the passage 540B of hinge part 538B to be positioned in teat 542 bottoms, and is upper so that back door 536 is attached to optical fiber case 518 so that passage 540B can slide into axostylus axostyle 534B.If back door 536, can be raised teat 542 by attached and need to remove back door 536 so allowing back door 536 to slide so that passage 540B and axostylus axostyle 534B drop out of gear, and then permission back door 536 is removed.

In case described door is removed, the attachment case just can be attached to optical fiber case 518.Described attachment case also can have illustrated teat 542 and other features among Figure 51 and Figure 52, so that easily attached and remove described door, perhaps from the described door of attachment case dismounting.Illustrated feature also allows for the front and rear of optical fiber case among Figure 51 and Figure 52, and door is interchangeable.Door can be removed from the optical fiber case, and door can be attached to front portion or the rear portion of optical fiber case.

As discussed above, optical fiber case disclosed herein can be provided for one or more feature and the option of optical fiber case.Non-limiting and the not exhaustive feature of disclosed herein some comprises the ability that following item is snapped onto fast stand: the optical fiber case; the buckle-type installation bracket; buckle-type stress relaxes carriage; quick-fit assembling case (not needing to use any utensil or instrument); the removable top of optical fiber case; be used for the removable front section that simple and easy stand is installed; removable anterior bonding line management device with break-through buttonhole; be used for the integration track that cover fills large concatenation module; the anchor clamps that are used for fixing optical fibre face plate or less optical fiber module; the loose storage of optical fiber on the back door and management; rubber entrance buttonhole on all sides; the interior molded flexible edge's guard member that is used for the optical fiber bonding line, and the case expanded that uses extra case for subsequent use.

The term that uses among the present invention " optical fiber module " reaches " optical fiber box ", uses interchangeably to refer to optical fiber module or optical fiber box, includes but not limited to splice tray.

After the advantage of the teaching that the those skilled in the art presents, can find out of the present invention many modifications and other embodiments that this paper sets forth in understanding above stated specification and associated drawings.

In addition; term used herein " optical cable " and/or " optical fiber " are intended to comprise all types of single-modes and multiplex mode optical waveguide; comprise one or more optical fiber; these optical fibers can be bare wire, uncoated, coloured, through buffering, by pipe tight buffer, loose, tighten through band; and/or can have its hetero-organization or protective structures in cable, such as one or many pipes, strength member, chuck or its analogs.Similarly, the suitable optical fiber of other types comprises the optical fiber to bend-insensitive, or is used for any other alternative articles for use of the medium of transmitting optical signal.To fibre-optic example bend-insensitive or resistant to bending for buying from Corning Incorporated (Corning Incorporated)

Multiplex mode optical fiber.For example, the suitable optical fiber of open this type in U.S. Patent Application Publication case No. 2008/0166094 and No. 2009/0169163.

Therefore, should be understood that each embodiment is not limited to disclosed specific implementations, and revise with other embodiments and be intended to be included in the scope of following claims.Each embodiment is intended to contain the modifications and variations of the present invention in all scopes that belong to appended claims and its equivalent.Although used specific term herein, only use these terms in meaning general and that describe, be not the purpose for restriction.

Claims

1. optical fiber device comprises:

The optical fiber case, described optical fiber case comprises top, bottom, right side and the left side of defining at least one internal chamber, and described at least one internal chamber is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment, and wherein said top comprises base and lid,

Wherein said top is configured to provide the gap between described base and described lid so that the described right side of described optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one are configured to be slidably engaged onto in the described gap and described gap outside.

2. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 1, the described right side of wherein said optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one further comprise the disengaging teat, and described disengaging teat is configured to optionally mesh and lock described top.

3. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the disengaging teat, and described disengaging teat is placed on the bottom side at described top, and described disengaging teat is configured to optionally mesh and lock described top.

4. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 2, wherein said top further comprises opening, and described opening is configured to optionally mesh described disengaging teat when described top and described optical fiber case slidably mate.

5. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises a plurality of bearings that are placed on the described base.

6. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 5, further comprise a plurality of openings, described a plurality of opening is placed on the described lid, and described a plurality of opening is configured to take in described a plurality of bearing, with the described gap of formation between described base and described lid.

7. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said a plurality of bearings have predetermined altitude, and described predetermined altitude is corresponding to the width in the described gap between described base and the described lid.

8. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 7, wherein said predetermined altitude between approximately 1 inch 1/8th and 1 inches 1/2nd between.

9. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 1, the described right side of wherein said optical fiber case and described at least one in the described left side comprise top flange,

Wherein said top is through further being configured to provide described gap between described base and described lid so that described top flange is configured to be slidably engaged onto in the described gap and described gap outside.

10. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 9, wherein said top is configured to provide described gap between described base and described lid, described gap has a width, and described width is corresponding to the described right side of described optical fiber case and at least one the thickness of described top flange in the described left side.

11. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 1 further comprises the described optical fiber equipment that is placed in described at least one internal chamber.

12. optical fiber device as claimed in claim 11, wherein said optical fiber equipment is comprised of in optical fiber module and the optical fibre face plate at least one.

13. a formation has the method for the optical fiber case at removable top, comprises:

Top, bottom, right side and left side are attached to one another to form described optical fiber case, described optical fiber case defines at least one internal chamber, described at least one internal chamber is configured to the support of optical fibre equipment, and wherein said top comprises base and lid;

Described base is attached to described lid providing the gap between described base and described lid so that the described right side of described optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one are slidably engaged onto in the described gap and described gap outside.

14. method as claimed in claim 13 further comprises the described right side of described optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one is slidably engaged onto in the described gap.

15. method as claimed in claim 13 further comprises the described right side that makes described optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one and is slidably engaged onto outside the described gap.

16. method as claimed in claim 13 further comprises and optionally is engaged on the described right side of described optical fiber case and in the described left side at least one to lock described top breaking away from teat.

17. method as claimed in claim 16 further comprises when described top and described optical fiber case slidably mate in the opening that described disengaging teat optionally is engaged in the described top.

18. method as claimed in claim 17 further comprises and presses described disengaging teat so that described disengaging teat breaks away from the described opening in the described top, so that can be with described top removal.

19. method as claimed in claim 18 further comprises from described optical fiber case and removes described top.

20. method as claimed in claim 13 comprises described disengaging teat optionally is engaged on the bottom surface at described top to lock described top.

21. method as claimed in claim 13 further is included in a plurality of bearings is provided on the described base.

22. method as claimed in claim 21 further comprises described a plurality of bearings is accommodated in a plurality of openings in the described lid, with the described gap of formation between described base and described lid.

23. method as claimed in claim 22, wherein said a plurality of bearings have predetermined altitude, and described predetermined altitude is corresponding to the width in the described gap between described base and the described lid.

24. method as claimed in claim 13 further comprises described optical fiber equipment is placed in described at least one internal chamber of described optical fiber case.